What is the current state of the court's position on parenting rights?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from A.J.C. v. A.G., 2001 MBQB 175 (CanLII):
Wilson J. observed in Frame v. Smith, supra, at p. 132: … [O]ver time the best interests of children increasingly became an important concern of the court and today it is the paramount concern. … In light of these developments it can be said with some assurance that the concept of “parental rights” has fallen into disfavour. Parental responsibilities yes, but rights no. … The access right has become the child’s right, not the parent’s right,…
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