What is the role of the courts in dealing with custody issues?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from L.(V.) v. L.(D.), 2001 ABCA 241 (CanLII):
This Act was seen as giving the court a discretion that exceeded the powers previously exercised by courts of law and equity. Custody issues were to be resolved with reference to the circumstances of the case, deciding what was just and proper with respect to the interests of the children and the parents: Marsh v. Marsh, supra, at 16.
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