J. Kiang

The Society brought a status review application regarding a young child who had been in interim society care.

The mother sought the return of the child to her care, while the Society, the father, and the Office of the Children's Lawyer supported placement with the paternal grandparents.

The court found that the child continued to be in need of protection due to the mother's ongoing issues with intimate partner violence, adult conflict, mental health, and poor decision-making, including involvement in a serious car accident.

The court concluded that the mother could not provide a stable and safe environment and ordered the child placed in the care of the paternal grandparents under a six-month supervision order, with specified access for both parents.

The Children and Family Services for York Region brought a Protection Application and urgent motion, leading to a Temporary Care and Custody Hearing for two children.

The Society sought to place the children with the father for six months, but the court declined, instead maintaining the children in the Society's care via a new order, which the parents consented to.

The judge criticized the Society's delay in commencing the Protection Application, highlighting the importance of timely judicial oversight and access to legal representation for parents.

The child protection agency brought a motion regarding the care of two young children during an adjournment period.

The agency initially sought a supervision order placing the children with the father, but the court found that a supervision order would not adequately protect the children due to recent breaches of safety plans, domestic violence, and substance abuse concerns.

The court ordered that the children be placed in the temporary care and custody of the agency on a without prejudice basis.

The Children and Family Services for York Region (the Society) initiated a protection application seeking temporary care and custody of a 16.5-year-old child with complex needs, citing the child as in need of protection under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.

The family, including the paternal grandfather (custodian), paternal grandmother, paternal aunt, and father, did not object to the Society's request.

The court granted the temporary orders but issued reasons to provide judicial guidance to the Society regarding its delay in commencing the protection application, emphasizing that the Act's paramount purpose (child's best interests) takes precedence over internal Ministry Directives, especially when protection concerns exist.