The applicants (aunt and uncle) sought temporary sole decision-making and guardianship of a four-year-old child following the death of the child's mother.
The respondent (father), who had not seen the child in over two years, sought immediate unsupervised parenting time.
The court found it had jurisdiction under the Children's Law Reform Act and granted the applicants temporary sole decision-making, noting their established care for the child and the father's lack of relationship.
The court ordered supervised parenting time for the father to gradually reintroduce him to the child, balancing the child's need for stability with the goal of developing a relationship.
