What is the judicial approach to determining whether grandparent access is in the best interests of the child?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Spence v Stillwell, 2017 NSSC 152 (CanLII):
There is no preferred judicial approach to determining whether grandparent access is in the best interests of the child, which approach is appropriate depends on context. MacLeod v. Theriault, (2008), 2008 NSCA 16 (Can LII), 262.
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