What are the principles for establishing a positive grandparent-grandchild relationship?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton v E.L. and N.R., 2016 ONSC 1789 (CanLII):

In Giansante v. Dichiara, 2005 CanLII 26446 (ONSC), Nelson J. summarized these principles as posing the following questions: (i) Does a positive grandparent-grandchild relationship already exist? (ii) Has the parent’s decision imperilled the positive grandparent-grandchild relationship? (iii) Has the parent acted arbitrarily? Analysis

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