Camick v. Camick, (1977) 19 N.B.R.(2d) 441 (QB)

• Judge: Stevenson, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Case Date: November 14, 1977
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (1977), 19 N.B.R.(2d) 441 (QB)

Camick v. Camick (1977), 19 N.B.R.(2d) 441 (QB);

    19 R.N.-B.(2e) 441; 30 A.P.R. 441

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Camick v. Camick

Indexed As: Camick v. Camick

Répertorié: Camick v. Camick

New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench

Stevenson, J.

November 14, 1977.

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Family Law - Topic 1889

Custody of children - Considerations in awarding custody - Capacity of parents to care for a child - Six year old girl - The mother and father of a girl were divorced in 1975 and the father was given custody of their daughter with access to the mother - Two years later after the mother and father remarried and improved their stability and circumstances the mother applied for custody of the girl - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench refused to vary the custody order.

Authors and Works Noticed:

Goldstein Freud and Solnit, Beyond the Best Interests of the Child (1973) [para. 8].

Counsel:

Harry G. Colwell, for the applicant mother;

Richard Costello, for the respondent father.

This case was heard on November 7, 1977, at St. John, N.B., in chambers before STEVENSON, J., of the New Brunswick Supreme Court, Queen's Bench Division.

On November 14, 1977, STEVENSON, J., delivered the following judgment: