R.A.O. v L.J.W.

Decided: 2026-10-27. Docket: CA51432. Citation: 2026 BCCA 421 (CanLII). Family — Relocation — Divorce Act — Best interests of child — Whether relocation from Whistler to New Jersey was in the child’s best interests — Burden of proof under Divorce Act, s. 16.93 and holistic assessment of factors — Reasons for relocation, cultural upbringing, parenting time proposal, family violence considered — Relocation order upheld — Appeal dismissed | Evidence — Appeal — Fresh evidence — Palmer v The Queen — Whether fresh evidence should be admitted on appeal in a relocation dispute — Palmer criterion of whether evidence could have affected the result — Best interests context and finality in family litigation — Application to adduce fresh evidence dismissed | Property — Family property and excluded prop