What is the test for making an interim order to remove a parent from the custody of their child?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Miller v White, 2018 PECA 11 (CanLII):
Interim orders are typically made quite quickly in an effort to create some stability in often tumultuous emotional situations. In MacIver v. MacIver, [1989] M.J. No. 285 (Man.Ct. of Appeal), Twaddle J.A., stated: The order is not a final one. A different order can be made at trial, if appropriate, and changes can be made thereafter as circumstances require ... The one thing that can be said is that the child's best interests will not be served by a continuation of the state of war between the parents.
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