Father brought a motion to change a temporary care and custody order made on September 29, 2017, seeking to have temporary care and custody of his three children returned to him, or in the alternative, seeking extended unsupervised access.
The children had been placed in the temporary care and custody of a community member (D.S.) due to protection concerns including the father's inappropriate discipline, yelling and swearing at the children, inadequate supervision, domestic conflict, possible substance abuse, and non-cooperation with the child protection society.
The court dismissed the motion for return of placement but granted an increase in access on a gradual basis.
The court found that while the father had made recent positive changes including cooperation with the society, participation in anger management and parenting programs, and positive access visits, the protection concerns remained significant and the children expressed fear of returning to his care and preference to remain with D.S. The court ordered a gradual increase in access with specific terms and conditions, with a return date set for case conference.