What is the test for determining a child’s suitability for adoption?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from E.L v. M.K., 2021 ONSC 6340 (CanLII):
As set out by Justice Kraft, in White v. Kozun, 2021 ONSC 41 at para 174, no single criterion is paramount and “the weighing of each criterion will depend on the circumstances of the particular child.” Analysis
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