Does a nine-year-old boy have the right to have his own opinion heard by the court?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from G.F. v. M.A.M., 2022 BCPC 46 (CanLII):
In Silva v. da Silva, 2018 BCSC 788, a decision concerning whether an eleven-year and seven-month-old boy should have his views heard by the court on an application by a parent to relocate with the child outside of Canada, Justice Fleming noted at paragraph 59 that, “the views of children as young as nine have prevailed, and that concerns about what underlies his stated reasons are properly considered in determining what weight those views should be given.”
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