How do children come into the care of the Durham Childrens Aid Society?
Children are admitted to care through two approaches-through a voluntary agreement or by court order. Voluntary admissions are classified as “‘temporary care agreements,” the parents are temporarily unable to care for a child. Court ordered agreements include: • Temporary care and custody orders – when a child is ordered into our care and custody during an adjournment of a child protection hearing. • Society wardship – when Family Court has determined that it is in the best interest of a child to be placed in our care. • Crown wardship, – when Family Court has determined that it is in a child’s best interest to be made a permanent ward of the Crown. Under this order, the Crown (CAS on behalf of society) exercises the rights and responsibilities of a parent. Crown wardship continues to age 18.
