What is the paramount consideration in a custody matter?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.L. v. Legal Aid Manitoba, 1982 ABCA 235 (CanLII):
In questions of custody the paramount consideration is the welfare and happiness of the child McKee v. McKee 1951 CanLII 305 (UK JCPC), [1951] 2 DLR 657 at 666 (J.C.).
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