The Children's Aid Society of Algoma brought a motion seeking temporary care and custody of an eight-year-old child, along with orders for maternal and paternal access.
The child had been apprehended approximately three months prior due to concerns regarding malnutrition, poor hygiene, inadequate dental care, and general neglect.
The mother opposed the society's claims and sought return of the child to her care.
The father supported the society's custody claim but sought progressive paternal access.
The court granted the society's claim for temporary care and custody, finding reasonable grounds to believe the child would suffer harm if returned to the mother's care and that the mother had failed to adequately address identified problems despite months of intervention.
However, the court dismissed the society's claims for both maternal and paternal access orders, finding insufficient evidence that such orders would be in the child's best interests.
