Joseph F. Belecky

The children's aid society brought a status review application seeking to place three children in the permanent custody of their paternal grandparents.

The children had been in the grandparents' care for over two years due to the parents' substance abuse and instability.

The mother opposed the order but failed to attend the trial or demonstrate meaningful progress in rehabilitation.

The court found that the grandparents provided safe, stable, and loving homes and that the parents were unlikely to resume their parenting roles in the foreseeable future.

The court granted custody to the grandparents with supervised access for the parents.

The Children's Aid Society applied for a status review seeking Crown wardship for two children who had been in continuous care for over two years.

The mother, who had a lengthy history of substance abuse, sought the return of the children under a supervision order, demonstrating significant and sustained recovery efforts.

The court found that the mother had achieved a sustained recovery with a strong relapse prevention plan, and that the risk of relapse was sufficiently minimal.

The court dismissed the Society's application for Crown wardship and ordered the children returned to the mother's care subject to a 12-month supervision order with strict conditions, including ongoing substance abuse treatment and testing.

The Children's Aid Society apprehended a newborn child with severe congenital heart defects and other medical issues.

The child required extraordinary care, constant monitoring, and multiple surgeries, which were provided by her foster parents.

The biological parents, who had significant cognitive, psychological, and financial limitations, sought the return of the child.

The court found the child in need of protection and ordered Crown wardship without access, concluding that the parents lacked the capacity to meet the child's exceptional medical and developmental needs, and that removing the child from her bonded foster family would be detrimental to her best interests.