The Society sought an order of no access for the purpose of adoption regarding a 12-year-old child who had been made a Crown ward.
The mother sought continued access.
The court applied the test under s. 59(2.1) of the Child and Family Services Act, which requires that the relationship be meaningful and beneficial to the child and not impair future opportunities for adoption.
The court found that while the relationship was meaningful, it was not beneficial due to the mother's historical inability to respect court orders regarding access, her lack of insight, and her tendency to encourage the child to break rules, which destabilized the child.
The mother's claim for access was dismissed.
