What is a parent's interest in the interests of their children?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from A.D.B. v. T.A.B., 2010 BCSC 1117 (CanLII):
The children’s interests engage a variety of factors. As this court said in SLC v. KGC,2010 BCSC 349: 81. The children’s interests are many and varied. They include relationships with their parents, their extended families, and their friends and acquaintances; they include educational opportunities and social environments; they also include the provision of material support like food, shelter, clothing and amenities such as recreation, sport, extracurricular activities and toys of various kinds. The children’s interests are also served by having happy and contented parents – parents who are unsatisfied with their situations and who see greener pastures elsewhere will naturally resent having to stay put. A parent’s resentment can percolate to the surface of his or her behaviour and there it can negatively influence the children’s lives.
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