What factors must be considered in determining what is in the best interests of a child in a custody matter?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Enmark v. Enmark, 2001 BCSC 1098 (CanLII):
The seven specific factors that must be considered in deciding what is in the best interests of a child in a case of this kind, are described in Gordon v. Goertz as follows (at paragraph 49): “(a) The existing custody arrangement and relationship between the child and the custodial parent; (b) The existing access arrangement and the relationship between the child and the access parent; (c) The desirability of maximizing contact between the child and both parents; (d) The views of the child; (e) The custodial parent’s reason for moving, only in the exceptional case where it is relevant to that parent’s ability to meet the needs of the child; (f) Disruption to the child of a change in custody; (g) Disruption to the child consequent on removal from family, schools, and the community he or she has come to know.”
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