Is there a presumption in favour of the custodial parent when it comes to respecting a parent's views?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from C.S. v S.S., 2017 BCSC 797 (CanLII):
There is no legal presumption in favour of the custodial parent, although the law does hold that the views of this parent are entitled to "great respect": M.J.B. v. P.L., 2014 BCSC 1410, at para. 66, citing Gordon v. Goertz, 1996 CanLII 191 (SCC), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27.
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