When will a judge make a prediction on the outcome of a custody hearing?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.S.L. v. J.W.W., 2010 BCCA 55 (CanLII):
In cases like this where courts are called upon to make what one judge has called an “educated prediction” (McArthur v. Brown, 2008 BCSC 1061 at para. 161) as to the best interests of the children, based not only on evidence of their old life, but also evidence of what parents believe will transpire in their new life, the parents’ evidence should focus on all of the four possible scenarios.
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