What is the "best interests of the child" test in determining custody and access?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.F. v. G.F., 2016 NBQB 46 (CanLII):
The “best interests of the child” is the only test to be applied in determining custody and access. Young v. Young 1993 CanLII 34 (SCC), [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3, [1993] S.C.J. No. 112 (S.C.C.) per McLachlin J. (as she then was) at paragraphs 197-200, 202-204 and 206; J.A.D. v. L.D.D. 2010 NBCA 69 (N.B.C.A.) at paragraph 13.
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