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Family law 2020 BCCA 11

A.B. v. C.D.

The court allowed the appeal in part, upheld AB’s consent to treatment under s. 17 of the Infants Act, set aside improper declarations and a protection order, and dismissed the appeal from the vexatious-action dismissal.

  • Mature minor consent
  • Infants act s.17
  • Family law act s.37 s.38 s.183
  • Protection orders
  • Best interests of the child
  • Publication ban
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Child welfare law 2005 BCSC 573

B. (S.J.) v. British Columbia (Director of Child, Family and Community Service)

Section 29 of the CFCSA authorizes the court to order necessary medical treatment, including blood transfusions, despite a mature minor's refusal where the treatment is necessary to preserve life or prevent serious or permanent impairment of health; the provision is intra vires the province, is procedurally compliant with principles of fundamental justice, and does not infringe Charter rights in a manner that cannot be justified under s.1.

  • Mature minor doctrine
  • Parens patriae
  • Consent to medical treatment
  • Blood transfusion
  • Cfcsa s.29
  • Infants act s.17
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