Mona Anis

The Catholic Children's Aid Society brought a child protection application regarding a four-year-old child.

The society sought a supervision order placing the child with the mother, while the paternal grandmother and father sought custody.

The court found the child in need of protection based on a risk of emotional harm under s. 74(2)(h) of the CYFSA, stemming from the paternal family's high-conflict and alienating behaviours towards the mother.

The court found no risk of physical harm from the mother.

Concluding that the mother was a capable and loving parent who would foster the child's relationship with the paternal family, the court awarded sole custody to the mother and granted specified parenting time to the father.

The applicant society sought an order for Crown wardship without access for a two-year-old child who suffered severe, non-accidental brain injuries while in the parents' care.

The respondent mother sought the return of the child, and the respondent father supported placement with the paternal grandmother.

The court reviewed extensive medical evidence, a parenting capacity assessment, and a kinship care assessment.

Finding that the mother lacked the necessary skills to care for a special needs child and that the paternal grandmother faced significant stressors, the court concluded that placement with either was not in the child's best interests.

Given the statutory time limits and the child's need for permanency, the court ordered Crown wardship without access.

The children's aid society sought Crown wardship for four children.

The mother and her current partner sought the return of the children under a supervision order.

The father of one of the children sought custody of his daughter.

The court found all four children in need of protection due to the parents' history of domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health issues, and unstable relationships.

The court concluded that the mother and her current partner lacked the insight and ability to safely parent the children.

The father of one child was found to be more suited as an access parent due to his unresolved anger management and substance abuse issues.

The court ordered Crown wardship for all four children, with access granted to the father of one child at the society's discretion, and denied access to the mother and her current partner for the three youngest children.