Nouveau-Brunswick (Ministre de la Santé et des Services communautaires) v. G.J., (1989) 101 N.B.R.(2d) 147 (CA)

• Judge: Angers, Rice and Ayles, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
• Case Date: September 14, 1989
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (1989), 101 N.B.R.(2d) 147 (CA)

N.B. v. G.J. (1989), 101 N.B.R.(2d) 147 (CA);

    101 R.N.-B.(2e) 147; 254 A.P.R. 147

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G.J. (respondent/appellant) v. Minister of Health and Community Services (applicant/respondent) (163/88/CA)

Indexed As: Nouveau-Brunswick (Ministre de la Santé et des Services communautaires) v. G.J.

New Brunswick Court of Appeal

Angers, Rice and Ayles, JJ.A.

September 14, 1989.

Summary:

An unreported order of Savoie, J., of the Court of Queen's Bench, Family Division, awarded permanent guardianship of a child to the Minister of Health and Community Services. G.J., the child's mother, appealed.

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Guardian and Ward - Topic 815

Public trustee or guardian - Appointment - Child in need of protection - Considerations and best interests of child - Because of a difficult childhood, the psychological resources and parental skills of the mother of a child born on October 18, 1983, were so affected that the Minister of Health and Community Services of New Brunswick applied for permanent guardianship of the child - Furthermore, the mother had lived with a violent man - The Minister's application was granted at trial and confirmed on appeal - The New Brunswick Court of Appeal discussed the test of the best interests of the child in the light of the facts of the case and relevant authorities.

Cases Noticed:

New Brunswick (Minister of Social Services) v. G.C.C., [1988] 1 S.C.R. 1073; 85 N.R. 10; 85 N.B.R.(2d) 252; 217 A.P.R. 252, consd. [paras. 8, 10, 14].

King v. Mr. & Mrs. B., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 87; 57 N.R. 17; 58 A.R. 275; [1985] 3 W.W.R. 1; 44 R.F.L.(2d) 113; 16 D.L.R.(4th) 576, consd. [paras. 8, 12].

Lévesque v. Lévesque (1983), 46 N.B.R.(2d) 184; 121 A.P.R. 184, refd to. [para. 9].

C.H. v. R.S. and M.E.S. (1989), 97 N.B.R.(2d) 65; 245 A.P.R. 65, refd to. [para. 9].

New Brunswick (Minister of Social Services) v. G.C.C. (1988), 83 N.B.R.(2d) 365; 212 A.P.R. 365, refd to. [para. 9].

K.K. v. G.L. and B.J.L. - see King v. Mr. & Mrs. B.

King v. Low - see King v. Mr. & Mrs. B.

Statutes Noticed:

Family Services Act, S.N.B. 1980, c. F-2.2.

Counsel:

Yvette Finn, for the Minister of Health and Community Services;

Michel O. LeBlanc, for G.J.

This appeal was heard on February 22, 1989, before Angers, Rice and Ayles, JJ.A., of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal.

On September 14, 1989, the judgment of the Court of Appeal was delivered and the following opinions were filed:

Angers, J.A. - see paragraph 1 to 20;

Rice, J.A. - see paragraph 21.

Ayles, J.A., concurs with Angers, J.A.'s opinion.