Hi Wonka!! I missed ya. You pulled me out of some bad stuff a few years back. Never got to say thank you as you disappeared again right after.
The rules here are really not that different other than procedure. Separation agreement BEFORE you can file for D.
And, like the US, there is no solid trend as to whether mom or dad get better treatment. I've seen right and wrong decisions. (Not a lawyer in case anyone asks)
Other than the complication of him being charged and taking some sort of deal, in my experience he has every right to have the mom chased down and the kids returned to the province they lived in. I had the police threaten something similar and my stbX is only 2o miles down the road. there was no legal arrangement so she had no leg to stand on in making her arbitrary decision. So she relented. And thus we created the current status quo (which oddly is in my favor)
Status Quo tends to rule the day so the quicker Scorp can resolve the custody arrangement (and that may require her to move back so he'll need to prove that is necessary for the financial best interest of all) She can apparently work anywhere; his best results are in Alberta. Plus, if the kids started to grow up here, the sooner they get back, the less disruption.
It comes down to this- The sooner Scorp ACTS in the best interest of his kids, the better. Period.
Control is impossible Detach from the emotion of this Be your natural self Earn back your self-respect Assign responsibility equally Realize this process will improve you
