Tag: Foster parents

Director v M.G.N. and M.D.J., J.M.S., and M.J., 2023 BCPC 154.

J.M.S. is applying for an order under the Family Law Act (FLA) to be added as a guardian to the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA) proceedings. J.M.S. is former foster parent of the child, M.J.N., and such an order would provide her all-parenting responsibilities. Court makes clear they are not determining if J.M.S. is a guardian, only if…

British Columbia (Children and Family Development) v S.M.B. and E.M.Q., 2025 BCPC 83.

Application by B.L. to be added as a party to the file under s. 39(4) of the Child Family Community Service Act (CFCSA), or to be recognized as a care provider and thus granted party status under s. 13 of An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, Youth and Families (Federal Act). The Court determines that B.L. is…

J.W. v British Columbia (Director of Child, Family and Community Service), 2023 BCSC 512.

J.W. and N.W. (the W’s), cared for the children for multiple years under multiple care agreements as their foster parents. After multiple concerns arise, specifically in relation to the W’s efforts to assimilate the children into Catholicism, they are removed and placed with extended family within their Nation. The W’s seek an order for parenting time, amongst other things. The…