This is a child protection trial concerning access to a Crown ward.
The child, A.B., was made a Crown ward without access in 2011.
The mother appealed the no-access provision, and the Superior Court ordered a trial on the access issue alone.
The trial examined whether the mother-child relationship was meaningful and beneficial to the child as required under section 59(2.1) of the Child and Family Services Act.
The court found that while a meaningful bond existed, the relationship was not beneficial to the child due to the mother's persistent disregard of court-ordered access conditions, her pattern of encouraging the child to break rules, and her lack of insight into the harm caused to the child.
The court dismissed the mother's claim for access and upheld the no-access order.
