Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Purcell v. Purcell, 2017 NSSC 253
Date: 20170925
Docket: SFHMCA-093433
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Christine Anne Purcell
Applicant
v.
Leanne Purcell and Craig Smith
Respondents
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Judge: Justice Beryl A. MacDonald
Heard: June 19, 2017
Keywords: Family, Leave Application, Custody and Parenting Time to Grandparent, Contact Time, Interaction
Legislation: Parenting and Support Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 160 s.2
Parenting and Support Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 160 s.18
Summary: Maternal grandmother requested joint custody and significant parenting time with grandchild over the objection if the child’s mother. The grandmother had frequently cared for the child and considered that she, not the child’s mother, was the child’s “parent”. Her disrespect of the child’s mother resulted in the mother’s decision to limit contact between the grandmother and the child. The grandmother was not granted leave to continue with her application for joint custody and parenting time but she was granted defined contact time and interaction opportunity.
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