What is the test for determining the best interests of a child in a medical malpractice case?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from W. (M.D.) v. Alberta (Regional Director of Child Welfare), 2000 ABQB 51 (CanLII):
The paramount test in all matters involving children is the best interests of the child. Racine v. Woods 1983 CanLII 27 (SCC), [1983] 2 S.C.R. 173
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