What are some of the factors that a court will consider when making a custody order?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from M. v. M., 2010 BCSC 1826 (CanLII):
In the opening of this decision I referred at length to Madam Justice Huddart’s decision in Robinson v. Filyk, supra. Some five years later Joyce J. discussed further factors to be considered by a court in relation to a custody order in Jordan v. Jordan, 2001 BCSC 1058 at para. 21, when he stated:
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