This is a child protection matter involving two children, L and C, and a status review application.
The Highland Shores Children's Aid Society sought Crown Wardship with no access for L and a Supervision Order for C. The court found that while Society intervention was necessary to protect the children from an abusive partner, the apprehension of L was not justified and the Society's subsequent handling of the case was unreasonable.
The court found the Society failed to conduct thorough investigations, failed to consider kinship care options, and abused its discretion by using access as a punitive tool rather than focusing on the children's best interests.
The court ordered L returned to his mother's care subject to a six-month supervision order and C placed in joint care of both parents subject to supervision.
