This is a child protection trial concerning access to two Crown ward children (L., born 2004, and B., born 2006) following their apprehension in December 2009 and Crown wardship order in December 2011.
The mother sought increased access; the father sought bi-weekly eight-hour visits.
The Society opposed any access order, planning adoption.
The court found the children's relationship with their mother was beneficial and meaningful but that both parents failed to establish that an access order would not impair the children's future opportunities for adoption.
The mother's continued desire to have the children returned and lack of acceptance of adoption, combined with the father's inconsistent presence and mental health issues, led to the dismissal of both parents' access requests.
