Tag: Parties

Welter v Kequahtooway, 2023 SKKB 33.

This action is originally brought to the Court by the paternal aunt of the subject child Hiba. The paternal aunt is seeking sole decision-making capabilities and primary care regarding the child. Hiba was placed with her aunt in a private placement agreement between her mother and her aunt.   Although Hiba’s mother, Quanita, brings her own application to have sole decision making…

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…

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…