In what circumstances will the Supreme Court apply the best interest principle to a request for shared parenting?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.A.B. v. L.A.B., 2013 NSSC 89 (CanLII):
In one of the early decisions providing guidance about the factors to consider when applying the best interest principle to a request for shared parenting Justice Goodfellow commented in Farnell v. Farnell [2002] N.S.J. No. 491:
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