What factors will the court consider in its consideration of whether a child has been sexually abused by his ex-partner?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.C. v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), 2016 NSSC 299 (CanLII):
In the process of weighing the degree to which two matters are intertwined, and thus appropriate to be heard together, the court will also consider: “The risk of inconsistent findings/outcomes” to be a “good barometer of whether the proceedings are inextricably intertwined.” See Jeffrie v. Hendriksen, 2011 NSSC 351(para 55).
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