The applicants, who were the former foster parents of the child and current foster parents of the child's full sibling, applied to the Child and Family Services Review Board for a review of the respondent society's refusal of their application to adopt the child.
The society had preferred a permanency plan involving the child's paternal uncle.
The Board considered the best interests of the child under the Child and Family Services Act, emphasizing the importance of continuity of care, the child's level of development, and the benefit of the child growing up with her full sibling.
The Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the child to be placed for adoption with the applicants and rescinded the society's decision.