Does the Court of Appeal have any authority to interfere with the exercise of a trial judge in custody matters?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jones v Jones, 2016 ONSC 6290 (CanLII):
I am reminded that caution should be exercised by appellate courts before interfering with the exercise of discretion by a trial judge in custody matters: Gordon v. Goertz, at para.145.
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