What is the test for preferring an affidavit over an affidavit?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from A.E.O. v T.K.O, 2018 BCSC 178 (CanLII):
That principle was recently restated in Cory v. Cory, 2016 BCCA 409 at para. 10 as follows: there must be documentary evidence, evidence of independent witnesses or undisputed evidence that undermines the affidavit of one of the parties on critical issues or some other basis for preferring one affidavit over another.
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