What is the test for raising a doubt that children are adoptable?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. T.L., 2009 ONCJ 788 (CanLII):
[96] It is not enough to raise a doubt that children are adoptable, or ask that access continue until a specific adoptive home is identified. The possibility that a child may not consent to an adoption is not sufficient reason to continue access. Absent special circumstances, children should be given the opportunity to make their actual decision whether to consent to adoption or not to an adoptive placement, with suitable time and preparation. Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. C.W., supra.
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