In a child protection proceeding, the child protection agency brought a motion to terminate the respondent mother's supervised access to a young child pending trial.
The court considered whether there had been a material change in circumstances sufficient to vary a temporary access order under the Child and Family Services Act.
Evidence included psychological assessments, reports of problematic behaviour during supervised visits, and a lengthy period without contact between the mother and child.
The court found that the mother had engaged in conduct during access visits that posed emotional and developmental risks to the child and demonstrated an inability to comply with the conditions of supervised access.
Concluding that continued access would not be in the child’s best interests pending trial, the court suspended the mother’s access.
