A temporary care and custody motion under Part III of the Child and Family Services Act concerning a 14-year-old child who had been apprehended from her mother's care.
The child had experienced significant trauma including physical and sexual abuse while in her father's care in the United States, and subsequently suffered from self-harm and suicidal ideation while in her mother's care in Ontario.
The mother failed to ensure consistent counselling, regular school attendance, and adequate supervision.
The court found that the child could not be adequately protected by an order returning her to the mother with or without supervision, and ordered that the child remain in the care and custody of the society with supervised access.
