This endorsement concerns a temporary care hearing under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.
The Children's Aid Society, the mother, the maternal grandparents, and the Office of the Children's Lawyer sought to have the child remain in the care of the maternal grandparents.
The father sought to have the child placed in his care.
The court found that the maternal grandparents and mother had "charge of the child" immediately before the CAS intervention.
Applying the laddered approach under s. 94(2) of the CYFSA, and finding no protection concerns with the maternal grandparents, the court ordered the child to remain in their temporary care and custody.
The court also considered the least disruptive placement and the child's best interests, both of which supported placement with the maternal grandparents, despite the father's arguments and historical concerns regarding his conduct.
