What is the standard used in assessing the best interests of a child in a custody and access case?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Reid v. Reid, 2009 NSSC 43 (CanLII):
To assist in assessing the best interests of a child, a number of criteria are typically applied in custody and access cases. In Burchill v. Savoie [2008] NSSC 307 at paragraph 4, 5 and 6, those criteria are reviewed:
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