What is the test for appeal from a child custody order?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Muscardin v. Marvici, 2013 BCSC 531 (CanLII):
On an appeal from a child custody order, the court can overturn or vary a lower court’s decision only where there has been a material error, a serious misapprehension of the evidence, or an error of law. See: Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60; Hickey v. Hickey, [1999] S.C.R. 518.
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