What is the test for determining the extent of contact between the parents at a custody hearing?

New Brunswick, Canada


The following excerpt is from B.J.S.v C.-A.L, 2015 NBQB 235 (CanLII):

Criterion 7(c) in Gordon v. Goertz also requires that the hearing judge assess "the desirability of maximizing contact between the child and both parents". As was noted in Gordon v. Goertz, maximum contact is an important but not absolute principle.

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