What Would You Rule?

Question by kenny n: what would you rule?
Lee MacGuyver and Mary Richards met in 1983 while attending Memorial University in Newfoundland and relocated to North Bay, Ontario. After living together for several years, they separated shortly before the birth of their daughter, Venessa, in late 1989. During her pregnancy, Richards went home to live with her mother but returned to North Bay when her child was seven months old. The couple lived together for six months but separated permanently thereafter. The relationship broke down because of MacGuyver’s drug and alcohol problems and his abusive behaviour towards Richards. In June 1991, a judge of the Ontario court, Provincial Division, awarded sole custody of the child to Richards. MacGuyver, who had entered a treatment program for his addictions, was given alterenate weekend access. in 1993, Richards made plans to marry a master corporal in the military who had been transferred to Washington for four years. After the wedding, she planned to move there with her daughter. MacGuyver applied to the court to vary the custody order to provide joint custody and to prohibit either parent from removing the child from North Bay without the other parent’s consent. The trial judge ordered that the mother retain sole custody but that the child continue to reside in North Bay. Mary Richards successfully appealed to the Ontario Court, General Division, which confirmed her sole custody and removed the requirement that the child remain in North Bay. MacGuyver appealed this decision to the Ontario Court of Appeal, but his appeal was dismissed.

If you were the judge, who would you grant sole custody to? Mary Richards or Macguyver ? Do you agree with the decision of not removing the child from North Bay or allowing the child to leave ? If you choose giving custody to the other parent, why not the other?
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Answer by battocat
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