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Access to Crown ward children denied; statutory test under s. 59(2.1) not met.
A parent brought a status review application seeking reinstatement of access to three children who had previously been made Crown wards without access under the Child and Family Services Act.
The court applied s. 59(2.1), which requires proof that the relationship between the parent and the child is beneficial and meaningful and that access would not impair the child’s prospects for adoption.
Expert evidence indicated that renewed access risked emotional harm and could undermine adoption prospects.
Despite evidence that the parent had improved her parenting circumstances with other children, the court found the statutory test was not met for any of the children.
The application to restore access was therefore denied.
