B.J.T. v J.D., 2022 SCC 24 [B.J.T.] is a case concerning a custody dispute over a child in relation to the Child Protection Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. C-5.1 [CPA], Prince Edward Island’s child protection legislation. The story of the parties is long, complicated, and distressing, with the battle for custody of W.D., the child, between […]
When a child is made a crown ward, how much access should the biological parent have? While Ontarian courts have had to determine this issue in numerous child protection cases, the analysis was complicated by recent statutory amendments. In 2011, there was a significant statutory amendment made to the Children and Family Services Act, RSO […]
There is an inherent tension in the relationship between parents and child protection agencies. Interactions often occur under the threat of litigation and apprehension. In JP v British Columbia (Children and Family Development), 2015 BCSC 1216 [JP], Justice Walker of the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered whether child protection agency workers owed a duty of […]