What is the test for an application for leave to terminate a relationship where the application is based on the best interest of the child?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.M.T. and P.P., M.P. D.T. and C.D., 2002 NSFC 15 (CanLII):
Justice Goodfellow in Gray v. Gray (1995), 147 N.S.R. (2d) 369 made reference to the child’s best interest: It follows that on an application for leave, the person who is applying must meet a threshold test showing that the granting of the application is likely to be of benefit to the welfare of the child.
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