Tag: National standards

BC (Child, Family and Community Service) v SB and DMB, 2022 BCPC 140.

The Director seeks an order pursuant to s. 35(2)(a) of the Child, Family and Community Service Act [“CFCSA”] that K.B., M.B. and B.B. [collectively, “the Children”] remain in the interim custody of the Director pending a protection hearing. S.B. seeks an order returning the Children to her care, with or without supervision. The Court determines there was reasonable grounds for removal, but places Children back with…

Director and R, 2022 BCPC 15.

This matter involves an application for S.V. to be added as a party to proceedings per s. 39(4) of the Child, Family and Community Service Act [“CFCSA”]. S.V. is the maternal grandmother of the children. The court determines that the definition of ‘caregiver’ in An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families [“Federal Act”], combined with the best interest of the children test, favours…

First Nation A v AB, 2020 BCPC 279.

This case involves First Nation A’s application to include its cultural plan in a s. 41(1)(d) order (continuing custody order) [“CCO”] of the Child, Family and Community Services Act [“CFCSA”]. The CCO of Baby A has already been granted, entering of the order is pending this matter. The Director opposes any inclusion of the Cultural Plan. A.B. and S.B. support First Nation A’s position that the An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and…