The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa sought an order for temporary care and custody of two children, M. and C., pending disposition for extended Society care.
The mother sought the children's return under a supervision order, supported by the Office of the Children's Lawyer.
The court dismissed the Society's request for temporary care and custody, finding that the children could be adequately protected by a supervision order with strict conditions, and ordered the children to be placed in the temporary care and control of the mother subject to the Society's supervision.
The court also ruled on the inadmissibility of hearsay statements from the children due to insufficient detail in the child protection worker's affidavit regarding the circumstances of the statements.
