The Children's Aid Society sought a supervision order for a child with kin, while the kin (maternal great aunt and her spouse) sought custody.
The mother, father, and foster parents proposed extended society care for adoption by the foster parents.
The court found the child in need of protection due to the mother's drug abuse and unstable living situation.
The court dismissed expert evidence on attachment theory as not specific to the child.
Ultimately, the court granted custody of the child to the kin, finding it to be in the child's best interests, and ordered reasonable access for the mother, siblings, and foster parents.
