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==Changing Orders about Custody==
A 1996 case of the Supreme Court of Canada called ''Gordon v. Goertz'' <ref>Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 SCR 27|url=http://canlii.ca/t/1fr99</ref>sets out the factors a court must consider when hearing an application to vary orders for custody or access made under the ''Divorce Act'':
*The parent applying for a change in the custody or access order must first prove that there has been a material change in the circumstances affecting the child.