2014 QCCQ 13667, 2014 QCCQ 13667

Protection de la jeunesse — 141989 2014 QCCQ 13667 COURT OF QUÉBEC CANADA PROVINCE OF QUÉBEC DISTRICT OF [...] TOWN OF [...] Youth Division No: 640-41-001630-133 DATE: March 10, 2014 ______________________________________________________________________ BY THE HONOURABLE MARC OUIMETTE, J.C.Q. ______________________________________________________________________ [SOCIAL WORKER 1], youth protection worker, duly authorized by the Director of Youth Protection A, working in CITY A Applicant and X, born on [...], 2012 Child and A Mother and B Father ______________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT ( sections 95 ( par. 1) and 75 , Youth Protection Act , R.S.Q., c.

P-34.1) ______________________________________________________________________ WARNING: The Youth Protection Act forbids the publishing or broadcasting of information allowing a child or the child’s parents to be identified. Any person who contravenes this provision commits an offence and is liable to a fine (sections 11.2, 11.2.1 and 135 Y.P.A.). [ 1 ] The Director of Youth Protection applied under

section 95 of the Youth Protection Act [1] for the review of a decision rendered on September 6, 2013 by Daniel Bédard J. [ 2 ] At the hearing, the mother was assisted by counsel; the father and the child were not present, but were represented by counsel. [ 3 ] The child, X , is now in the care of the maternal grandmother. The mother has been living with her own mother and her sisters since December 22, 2013.

They all participate in taking care of the child. [ 4 ] The father has been incarcerated since December 22, 2013, and he should be released sometime in March 2014. [ 5 ] The parents denied living in domestic violence, but admitted having a problem with alcohol. [ 6 ] They also admitted that the mother tried to commit suicide on December 12, 2013. [ 7 ] The mother’s cooperation with the Youth Protection services is good. The mother wants to go for treatment in CENTER B for six weeks. She met a worker from Youth Protection so that she could take

part in the treatment program as soon as possible. [ 8 ] The mother is pregnant and is willing to go for treatment. Social Services would like her to participate in CENTER A ’s treatment program with her daughter. [ 9 ] The parties did not contest the measures proposed by Youth Protection. [ 10 ] FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT: [ 11 ] GRANTS the motion; [ 12 ] REVISES the decision or order rendered on September 6, 2013;

[ 13 ] DECLARES that the security and the development of the child continue to be in danger; [ 14 ] ORDERS that the child be entrusted to a foster family for a period of six months, with possible reintegration into the mother’s home, if the situation allows it; [ 15 ] ORDERS that the parents seek help regarding their personal issues, such as alcohol abuse, domestic violence and arguing; [ 16 ] ORDERS that a person working for an institution or body provide aid, counselling and assistance to the child and her parents for the duration of the judgment; [ 17 ] ORDERS that the child’s parents report once a week to the Youth Protection services in order to evaluate their progress; [ 18 ] RECOMMENDS that the mother attend the CENTER B treatment program; [ 19 ] ALLOWS the mother to participate in CENTER A ’s program with her daughter; [ 20 ] ORDERS that the parents take an active

part in the application of the ordered measures; [ 21 ] ORDERS the police to cooperate in the execution of this judgment; [ 22 ] ENTRUSTS the situation of the child, X , to the Director of Youth Protection of the A , who shall then see that the measures are carried out. __________________________________ MARC OUIMETTE, J.C.Q. Mtre. Robert-André Adam Cain Lamarre Casgrain Wells Counsel for the applicant Mtre. Joannie Jacob Centre communautaire juridique A Counsel for the child Mtre. Marie Claude De Gagné Counsel for the mother Mtre. Angèle Tommasel Counsel for the father Date of hearing: February 6, 2014