In this child protection matter involving a newborn, the Society sought temporary care while pursuing Crown wardship for adoption.
The mother opposed and moved for temporary placement with a maternal aunt, with the father consenting to that proposal.
The court declined to change the child’s existing temporary placement before the kinship assessment of the aunt was completed, citing unresolved questions about the proposed plan and the risk of multiple placement changes.
Temporary care was therefore ordered to remain with the Society, without prejudice, with parental access at the Society’s discretion subject to existing visit terms.
