What is the scope of the best interests test?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. G.(R.), 2009 ONCJ 82 (CanLII):
[63] The wide focus of the best interests test encompasses an examination of the entirely of the situation and thus includes current concerns arising from emotional harm and psychological bonding. See Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto v. Cidalia M., supra.
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