In a child protection status review proceeding, the court determined whether a four-year-old child should be placed in temporary care and custody with a non-parent third party (the father's ex-girlfriend) or with the Children's Aid Society in foster care.
The father had breached multiple conditions of a supervision order, including being intoxicated while caring for the child.
The court rejected placement with the paternal grandmother due to jurisdictional concerns (she resided in Michigan), rejected placement with the mother due to her unsuitability as a caregiver, and ultimately ordered placement with the ex-girlfriend subject to a supervision order by the society.
The court emphasized the statutory preference for kinship placements over society care and the importance of maintaining the child's connections with significant persons in his life.
