Habib v Abbas

Decided: 2026-10-22. Docket: 2503-0262AC. Citation: 2026 ABCA 335 (CanLII). Procedure — Appeal — Restraining orders — Standard of review and deference — Whether chambers judge misapplied the test to renew a temporary without notice restraining order — “Objectively reasonable” safety concerns and balancing against liberty — Material evidence including translation and affidavits assessed — Discretionary equitable remedy principles applied (Housen v Nikolaisen, Odowichuk v Bevans, Schaerer) — Appeal dismissed | Family — Parenting orders — Collateral attack — Parenting time and third-party contact — Whether restraining order renewal was used as a collateral attack on an existing parenting order — Father’s authority for parenting time and decision-making while with him — Children’s safety conce