Is there a very high threshold for a left behind parent to establish that he was exercising custodial rights to the child?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ajadi v. Ayeni, 2019 ONCJ 659 (CanLII):

In Agboola v. Unoh, 2016 ONSC 6779, the court indicated that there is a very low threshold for the left behind parent to establish that he was exercising custodial rights and similarly a very high standard for a parent who has the child to establish that the left behind parent has abandoned his rights of custody.

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