Tina Tom

This motion concerned the temporary care and custody of two children, E.-L. and Z.P., following their apprehension due to ongoing adult conflict between the mother and Z.P.'s father.

The Family and Children's Services sought placement with the maternal grandfather, while the mother sought return of the children or placement with kin caregivers (the L.'s), and Z.P.'s father sought placement of Z.P. with him.

The court found a material change in circumstances due to the persistent conflict.

It determined that the children could not safely remain with the mother.

The maternal grandfather was deemed unsuitable due to lack of assessment and negative reports.

The court ordered E.-L. to be placed in the temporary care of the L.'s and Z.P. to be placed in the temporary care of her biological father, Mr. P., conditional on him securing suitable housing.

The L.'s were also added as parties to the child protection proceedings.

In a child protection proceeding under Part III of the Child and Family Services Act, the court considered whether a father’s access to his four children should remain supervised.

Evidence established that the children enjoyed visits with their father, but his untreated delusional disorder raised concerns about risk and judgment.

The treating psychiatrist recommended continued supervision due to the father’s fixed delusional beliefs and uncertainty regarding treatment compliance.

The court concluded that unsupervised access was not presently safe and rejected a proposal to shift supervision responsibilities to a third‑party organization.

The court ordered continued supervised Sunday access by the society, cancelled mid‑week visits due to their burden on the children, and directed that future reconsideration of access depend on psychiatric treatment progress.