What is the effect of a court's decision on guardianship, custody, parenting and contact?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Abid v Khan, 2018 BCSC 1292 (CanLII):

The court went on to explain at para. 17, citing Fitzgibbon v. Fitzgibbon, 2014 BCCA 403, that decisions regarding guardianship, custody, parenting and contact are typically exercises of discretion and concluded:

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