What is the current state of the law on best interests of a child?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from Newfoundland and Labrador (Child, Youth, and Family Services) v. Thorne, 2008 CanLII 37043 (NL PC):
62. According to Young v. Young, 1993 CanLII 34 (S.C.C.), [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3, 160 N.R. 1, 34 B.C.A.C. 161, 84 B.C.L.R. (2d) 1, 56 W.A.C. 161, [1993] 8 W.W.R. 513, 108 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 18 C.R.R. (2d) 41, 49 R.F.L. (3d) 117, [1993] R.D.F. 703, [1993] S.C.J. No. 112, 1993 CarswellBC 264, the best interests of a child must be the best interests of the child assessed from a child-centered perspective.
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