A motion to vary a temporary care and custody order under the Child and Family Services Act.
The applicant Children's Aid Society sought to change the joint week-about custody arrangement to place the child in the sole care of the father and step-mother, with alternate weekend access to the mother, subject to society supervision.
The respondent mother opposed the variation, arguing there had been no material change in circumstances.
The court found that the mother's unilateral change to the child's medication without consulting the father or society, combined with her unilateral decisions regarding the child's services, constituted a material change in circumstances that affected the risk of harm to the child.
The court granted the variation, finding that the child required a stable, consistent environment with one decision-maker for medical, educational, and behavioural matters.
