The Office of the Children's Lawyer brought a motion seeking an addendum to a prior decision making two children Crown wards, requesting an order for sibling access between the children at a minimum of once every two weeks.
The Children's Aid Society opposed the motion, arguing the court was functus officio and that an access order would impair the children's adoption prospects.
The court found it had jurisdiction to address the matter under Rule 25(19)(c) as an issue before the court but not decided.
The court granted the motion, finding both prongs of the test under section 59(2.1) of the Child and Family Services Act were satisfied: the sibling relationship was beneficial and meaningful to the child, and the access order would not impair adoption opportunities.
