What is the legal test in the best interests of the child or children?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from C.M.S. v. D.J.S., 2006 BCSC 1364 (CanLII):

The legal test in matters pertaining to the care, nurturing and upbringing of children is what is in the best interests of the child or children: Gordon v. Goertz, 1996 CanLII 191 (SCC), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27.

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