What is the test for making a finding of a child’s best interests?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dunn v. Shaw, 2014 ONSC 1953 (CanLII):
If I make that finding, s. 24(1) directs me to determine the issues on the basis of the child’s best interests in accordance with ss. 24(2), (3) and (4). The child’s best interests is the overarching consideration: see s. 29 and Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. at para. 50.
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