Ireland v Ireland

Decided: 2026-10-16. Docket: CA51206. Citation: 2026 BCCA 418 (CanLII). Family — Children — Appointment of lawyer for child — Family Law Act, s. 203(1) — Whether correct test applied, including best interests of the child — Severe conflict found but necessity to protect best interests not established — Concerns about parental alienation, child’s age, conflict exacerbation — Appeal dismissed | Procedure — Appeals — Standard of review — Discretionary case management orders in family law — Whether material error, serious misapprehension, or error in law shown — Restrained, deferential stance in family cases — Case management judge’s superior perspective and litigation history considered — Appeal dismissed | Evidence — Appeals — Fresh evidence — Palmer v The Queen — Whether letters from child,