What is the current state of the law on family violence?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from K.L.B. v S.W.B, 2021 BCSC 1437 (CanLII):

In assessing which of the versions of the frequency and extent of the family violence is most credible, I adopt the direction provided by Justice Armstrong in Sohi v. Sohi, 2015 BCSC 1043 at paras. 96-99. In that case, Armstrong J. adopted the approach described in the often-cited decision in Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398 at para. 187 as follows:

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