Is a post-separation child care agreement binding or binding?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Andrew-Reed v. Reed, 2002 BCSC 513 (CanLII):
Generally, agreements that parents reach about post-separation child care arrangements are entitled to great weight. It would be in error to give no weight to such an agreement: Boleak v. Boleak 2000, BCCA 631. However, I am not bound to give effect of such an agreement if I am satisfied that it does not promote the child’s best interests: L (A) v. K (D) (2000) BCCA 455.
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