In what circumstances will the value of the life of a 13-year-old boy be assessed for under the new Family Law Reform Act?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wessell v. Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Inc., 1982 CanLII 3148 (ON SC):
In Thornborrow v. MacKinnon, supra, although Linden J. was not required to make an assessment for the "value of the life of a 13-year-old boy to his loving parents under the new Family Law Reform Act", the parties having apparently settled the quantum of such damages, nevertheless his observations and conclusions are most pertinent.
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