This is a temporary care hearing under Part III of the Child and Family Services Act concerning three children.
The central issue determined by the court is who had charge of the children immediately prior to the Society's intervention.
The court found that the two older children were in the charge of their father, M.S., and the youngest child was in the charge of his father, S.D., immediately prior to intervention.
The mother, A.J., had abandoned the children in August 2015 to pursue substance abuse and was subsequently incarcerated intermittently.
The court applied the legal test for temporary care orders, focusing on the nature of the active caring relationship rather than legal custody.
