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THE EASTER BUNNY AND C.A.S. ABUSE OF POWER

This story is stranger than fiction! A foster parent couple has held the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton, Ontario accountable for violating their constitutional right to freedom of religion.  Child welfare law transitions into constitutional law.  The Children's Aid Society ran roughshod over…

C.A.S. Attitude: Win child welfare cases at all costs

It should not be a matter of "win" or "lose" when it comes to Ontario child welfare law. Ontario's Child and Family Services Act tells us that the paramount purpose is to "promote the best interests, protection and well being of children." One…

Unfair or Indefensible – Costs Against C.A.S.?

There is a presumption that a successful party is entitled to the costs of a motion, enforcement, case or appeal (Ontario Family Law Rules, R. 24(1)). There is, however, no such presumption for costs in a child protection case (Rule 24(2)). Does that…

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