Marsh and Davidson

In the matter of *Marsh and Davidson*, heard before Judge Altobelli, the dispute concerned the proposed relocation of a child, X, born in 2011. The mother sought to relocate with the child, while the father opposed this move.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant an interim order restraining the mother from relocating the child beyond a specified distance from her current residence. This determination required the court to consider the best interests of the child in the context of an interim application, balancing the mother's desire to relocate with the father's right to spend time with the child.

Judge Altobelli applied the principles governing interim relocation cases, focusing on the need to preserve the status quo pending a final determination of the parenting arrangements. The court ordered that the mother be restrained from relocating the child more than twenty kilometres from her current residence unless she obtained a further court order or the father's express written consent. The court also noted that existing arrangements for the child to spend time with the father would continue. The matter was adjourned for a final hearing.