What is the test for a finding in a Guardianship and Parenting Application?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from I.W. v. Kasohkowew Child Wellness Society, 2011 ABCA 160 (CanLII):
Considerable deference should be given to a trial judge’s findings in a family law case: Hickey v. Hickey, 1999 CanLII 691 (SCC), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518 at para. 10. ANALYSIS The Guardianship and Parenting Application
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