Posted on Jan 14, 2022
Canada: Unvaccinated father loses right to see his child
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A Canadian father who has not been vaccinated against Covid has temporarily lost the right to see his 12-year-old child.
A judge ruled his visits would not be in the child's "best interest".
It followed a request by the father to extend his visiting time during the holidays.
The judgement is the first depriving a parent of access rights on immunisation grounds, a family law expert told Le Devoir newspaper.
The judge's decision, made at the end of last month in Quebec province, suspends the father's visitation rights until February, unless he decides to get vaccinated.
A judge ruled his visits would not be in the child's "best interest".
It followed a request by the father to extend his visiting time during the holidays.
The judgement is the first depriving a parent of access rights on immunisation grounds, a family law expert told Le Devoir newspaper.
The judge's decision, made at the end of last month in Quebec province, suspends the father's visitation rights until February, unless he decides to get vaccinated.
Canada: Unvaccinated father loses right to see his child
Posted from bbc.com
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Parents are expected to care for their children and not put their children in danger.
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The judge made the right decision. The health and safety of the child must be first and foremost for a parent. If the father doesn't want to get vaccinated, fine. But don't endanger your child, whom you claim to love.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
How is that endangering the child? The father has not tested positive. It creates a far lower risk for the child than driving down the road.
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Wow! Can't see a ruling like that happening here. Wonder how the judge would rule in a case where the mother refuses to get herself and the child vaccinated and the father was actually vaccinated.
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MAJ James Woods
SFC Kelly Fuerhoff No I don't. Just a divorced father whose teenage daughter is antivax with her mom's antivax support. Whose ex-wife tells him "her body, her choice" but when daughter is sexting with her boyfriend, the ex-wife wants him to side with her on "no sex". My response: her body, her choice. Just saying I don't expect many US judges to have this Canadian judge's approach on a topic of what's in best interests of a child.
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