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Crown wardship without access was ordered for a drug-exposed infant due to maternal instability.
A child protection proceeding under Part III of the Child and Family Services Act involving a child born with neonatal abstinence syndrome due to in-utero drug exposure.
The child was apprehended at birth and remained in Society care.
The mother sought return of the child subject to supervision, while the biological father (identified through DNA testing) supported the mother's position.
The Society sought Crown wardship for purposes of adoption.
The court found the child in need of protection due to risk of emotional harm from parental conflict, unresolved maternal trauma and anger management issues, ongoing health concerns, and past substance abuse.
The court ordered Crown wardship without access, finding this was in the child's best interests despite the mother's improvements and demonstrated parenting capacity during supervised access.
The court dismissed a Crown wardship application and ordered children returned to their parents under a supervision order despite ongoing parental drug addictions.
The Children's Aid Society sought Crown wardship with no access for two children based on parental drug use and alleged protection concerns.
The court found that while both parents struggle with long-standing drug addictions, the Society's apprehension of the children was not justified on the evidence presented.
The court determined that the children should be returned to parental care pursuant to a supervision order with a reintegration plan, finding that the parents' drug addictions, while a legitimate concern, did not preclude their ability to parent with appropriate support and monitoring.
The court was critical of the Society's restrictive approach to access and lack of support for the parents' rehabilitation efforts.
