Sandra Christine Carnegie

This decision addresses multiple motions concerning the temporary care and custody of children under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.

The court considered the history of protection concerns involving parental alcohol misuse, domestic conflict, and the impact on the children.

The court applied the statutory test for temporary care and custody orders, emphasizing the least disruptive placement consistent with adequate protection.

The decision highlights the importance of supervised access, the risks of parental conflict exposure, and the detrimental effects of recording interactions involving children.

The court ordered D.D. placed temporarily with her father under supervision with structured access to her mother, and L.L. placed with maternal grandparents with structured access to her mother, reflecting differing risk assessments for each child.

A temporary care and custody motion under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 concerning three children.

The Children's Aid Society sought placement of the children with their father, citing protection concerns related to the mother's partner's history of sexual offences against children and the mother's failure to protect the children from this risk.

The mother opposed the motion and sought return of the children to her care.

The court found reasonable grounds to believe the children were at risk of harm and that they could not be adequately protected through supervision orders while in the mother's care.

The court ordered temporary placement with the father, subject to Society supervision, with supervised access to the mother.