SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Nova Scotia (Community Services) v. BF, 2014 NSSC 94
Date: 20140304
Docket: SFSNCFSA-81250 and SFSNMCA - 038261
Registry: Sydney
Between:
Minister of Community Services
Applicant
v.
BF, AH, and DM
Respondents
- and -
Between:
DM
Applicant
v.
BF
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Theresa M. Forgeron
Heard: July 25, 26; September 19, 20; October 2, 3, 28, 30, 31; December 16, 2013; January 2, 13, 17, 21, 23, 2014 in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Last Submission: February 13, 2014.
Oral Decision: March 7, 2014
Written Decision: March 18, 2014
Subject: Family Law
Issues: Parenting Plan
Violence and Substance Abuse
Protection Issue
Result: A child protection proceeding evolved into a parenting dispute. The children were placed in the sole custody of the father, with specified access to the mother. The father’s plan of care was superior to the mother’s plan. The father had been sober since 2005; the mother since 2012. The father engaged in relapse prevention services. Neither the mother, nor the mother’s fiancé did. The mother and her fiancé continuously breached court orders and placed the children at risk. The father was best able to meet the children’s physical, medical, social, recreational, and religious needs. A detailed parenting plan was adopted given the unique circumstances facing the children.
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