What is the test for "acting arbitrarily" in a family law case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Botelho v. De Medeiros, 2017 ONCJ 463 (CanLII):
In the Giansante v. DiChiara decision (supra), the court held that "acting arbitrarily" must be interpreted as making a decision based on criteria other than what is in a child's best interests.
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