What is the big picture when determining parenting arrangements?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Blois v Blois, 2017 NSSC 78 (CanLII):

Plainly, under both the Divorce Act and Gordon v. Goertz, the big picture when determining parenting arrangements involves a consideration of the child’s best interests.

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