1. Objectifs

Intentions :
L’auteure fait une revue de la jurisprudence en matière de garde légale des enfants lorsque les ex-conjoints sont séparés par une grande distance, comme lors d’un déménagement longue-distance.

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’auteure utilise la jurisprudence canadienne et québécoise en matière de droit familial.

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«In closing, this coverage of the relevant caselaw should permit the practitioner to address the issues which would be of concern for the Court to permit a well-reasoned consideration of where children in such situations ought to reside. In my view, it is essential that there be a psychological assessment which deals with the degree of attachment of the children to each parent, as well as the global impact upon the children of a proposed move. For example, children who feel secure that they will still be able to visit with the non-custodial parent regularly despite a move, may still express other significant anxieties about changing schools or losing neighbourhood friends and family members, and these latter elements alone may be sufficient to militate against a move […]. This is not a matter of caprice, and should not be viewed as putting children’s wishes above their parents’ decision. Rather, it is a question of granting full respect to the rights of children […].» (p. 407-408)