What is the test for a parent to be able to parent a child?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton v. N.C., 2012 ONSC 5430 (CanLII):
To be able to parent a child a person must do more than simply react to situations, they must be proactive to plan for situations that may arise in the best interests of the child. A person must demonstrate an ability to control their own life effectively and make decisions in their own best interests to demonstrate an ability to do so for a child. Children’s Aid Society of Haldimand-Norfolk v. T.M.A. supra. paras. 16 & 17
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