Can an assessor be appointed in a custody and access matter?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from McDonald v. McMullen, 2021 ONSC 1001 (CanLII):
An assessor’s expertise will be necessary only if clinical issues exist outside the normal give-and-take of custody and access disputes decided on a daily basis by the court. (Haggerty v. Haggerty 2007 CarswellOnt 4151 (OCJ)). …
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