The Society moved under section 64(8) of the Child and Family Services Act for an order placing a child in the care of the father subject to Society supervision and access to the mother.
The child had been placed in the joint care of both parents following a protection finding.
After the parents separated, the father unilaterally removed the child from the family home without urgent cause.
The court found that the father's act of self-help should not be rewarded and that the mother, as the primary caregiver, should continue to play an active and significant role in the child's upbringing.
The court issued a temporary order placing the child in the joint care and custody of both parents with specified access arrangements and supervision conditions.
