When will the court consider the relationship between the biological parent and the biological mother?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Khan v. Kong, 2007 CanLII 61091 (ON SC):
The love and care which may be provided by biological parents, however, has become an important factor to be considered in assessing the child’s best interests. As Wilson J. further stated in Racine v. Woods, supra: It (the child’s tie with its natural parent) is obviously very relevant in a determination as to what is in the child’s best interests. But it is the parental tie as a meaningful and positive force in the life of the child and not in the life of the parent that the court has to be concerned about (p. 185). The respondent’s position
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