Is there authority for the proposition that an adult, having assumed voluntarily the position of in loco parentis to a child, is entitled to withdraw unilaterally?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Slama v. Slama, 1991 CanLII 6220 (AB QB):
Finally, there is authority for the proposition that an adult, having assumed voluntarily the position of in loco parentis to a child, “is entitled to make a unilateral withdrawal, certainly up to the time the court considers an application for maintenance”: Carignan v. Carignan (supra, at p. 391 [R.F.L.]).
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