In simultaneous child protection proceedings concerning six siblings, the court found that the five oldest children remained in need of protection and the youngest child was in need of protection under the CYFSA.
The evidence established chronic instability, neglect, exposure to violence, housing insecurity, inadequate hygiene, educational disruption, and failure to address the children’s medical and emotional needs while in parental care.
Applying the statutory best-interests framework, the court held that the oldest child’s best interests were served by a six-month supervision order placing him with his father under continued Society supervision, while the remaining five children should remain in their stable current placements through extended society care orders.
The court also made detailed access orders preserving the children’s beneficial relationships with their parents, siblings, and paternal grandmother.
