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Section 16.91 — Divorce Act: Relocation authorized

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A person who has given notice under section 16.9 and who intends to relocate a child may do so as of the date referred to in the notice if the relocation is authorized by a court; or the following conditions are satisfied: the person with parenting time or decision-making responsibility in respect of the child who has received a notice under subsection 16.9(1) does not object to the relocation within 30 days after the day on which the notice is received, by setting out their objection in a form prescribed by the regulations, or an application made under subsection 16.1(1) or paragraph 17(1)(b), and there is no order prohibiting the relocation. The form must set out a statement that the person objects to the proposed relocation; the reasons for the objection; the person’s views on the proposal for the exercise of parenting time, decision-making responsibility or contact, as the case may be, that is set out in the notice referred to in subsection 16.9(1); and any other information prescribed by the regulations.

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