SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Nova Scotia (Community Services) v. F.B., 2013 NSSC 100
Date: 20130312
Docket: SFHCFSA-076632
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Minister of Community Services
Petitioner
v.
F.B.
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
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Judge: The Honourable Justice Mona M. Lynch
Heard: January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29 & 30, 2013
February 19, 20 & 26, 2013, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Subject: Children and Family Services Act; Permanent Care
Summary: The Minister of Community Services seeks permanent care and custody of an 18 month old child alleging that there is substantial risk of emotional harm to the child based on the mother=s emotional unstable and unpredictable behaviour.
Issue: Is it in the best interests of the child to return her to her mother or place her in the permanent care and custody of the Minister of Community Services?
Result: While the mother has many good qualities and takes good care of the child=s physical well-being, her emotional instability and unpredictability places the child at substantial risk of emotional harm. There is no time left under the Children and Family Services Act for the mother to alleviate the risk of harm. The child is placed in the permanent care and custody of the Minister of Community Services with no access to the mother.
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