D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Smith
Date25 May 2017
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Docket NumberE111858
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8 practice notes
  • Remedies Available Under Provincial and Territorial Legislation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...ABCA 281. 164 Kanta v Kanta, 2017 BCSC 1428 at para 46, Kent J; Raj v Raj, 2022 BCSC 110. 165 ALP v CJV, 2020 BCSC 922, citing DAF v RDF, 2017 BCSC 873 at paras Canadian family law this connection, I must bear in mind the overall objectives set out in R. 1-3 of the Supreme Court Family Rule......
  • Kariminia v. Nasser, 2018 BCSC 695
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 1, 2018
    ...court should give considerable weight to the views of an older child, proportionate to their age and level of maturity: D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873 at para. 30, citing T.T. v. J.M.H., 2014 BCSC 451 at para. 54. However, it may be inappropriate for parties to directly involve even older ......
  • R.C.L.N. v. A.D.N., 2018 BCSC 2263
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 18, 2018
    ...D’s wishes are to be considered along with all other factors. [87]        In D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873, which involved a child who had just turned 12 years old, the Court stated at paras. 34-35: Although the child’s views are not n......
  • S.A.H. v. J.J.G.V.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 1, 2021
    ...to some of the Children to record their interactions with the claimant. I share the view of Justice Smith in D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873, at para. 30, that it is almost always inappropriate for parties to involve children, even older ones, in their dispute by obtaining affidavits from t......
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7 cases
  • Kariminia v. Nasser, 2018 BCSC 695
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 1, 2018
    ...court should give considerable weight to the views of an older child, proportionate to their age and level of maturity: D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873 at para. 30, citing T.T. v. J.M.H., 2014 BCSC 451 at para. 54. However, it may be inappropriate for parties to directly involve even older ......
  • R.C.L.N. v. A.D.N., 2018 BCSC 2263
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 18, 2018
    ...D’s wishes are to be considered along with all other factors. [87]        In D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873, which involved a child who had just turned 12 years old, the Court stated at paras. 34-35: Although the child’s views are not n......
  • S.A.H. v. J.J.G.V.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 1, 2021
    ...to some of the Children to record their interactions with the claimant. I share the view of Justice Smith in D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873, at para. 30, that it is almost always inappropriate for parties to involve children, even older ones, in their dispute by obtaining affidavits from t......
  • J.D.M. v. S.M.M., 2020 BCSC 971
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 30, 2020
    ...and delay of such a report, however, there must be evidence to persuade me that it will be necessary or helpful: see D.A.F. v. R.D.F., 2017 BCSC 873. There is no such evidence here. First of all, there is no material dispute about A.E.M.’s needs, which are quite plainly being met within the......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Remedies Available Under Provincial and Territorial Legislation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...ABCA 281. 164 Kanta v Kanta, 2017 BCSC 1428 at para 46, Kent J; Raj v Raj, 2022 BCSC 110. 165 ALP v CJV, 2020 BCSC 922, citing DAF v RDF, 2017 BCSC 873 at paras Canadian family law this connection, I must bear in mind the overall objectives set out in R. 1-3 of the Supreme Court Family Rule......

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