What is considered "dangerous" in the context of an interim proceeding?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nova Scotia (Community Services) v. A.M., 2010 NSSC 227 (CanLII):
“Danger” in the context of an interim proceeding was held, by Daley J., to mean danger from the physical harm that may occur before the next hearing, or from psychological harm that will, in the short term, effect the child’s health or safety: Children’s Aid Society of Halifax v. M. (P.) (1995), 138 N.S.R. (2d) 186 (Fam.Ct.) para 32.
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