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Friday, January 05, 2018

Poverty is no reason to lose custody of kids, says Nova Scotia judge

A Nova Scotia judge has dismissed the province’s request to take a 20-month-old girl into permanent custody, ruling that the child’s safety won’t be jeopardized by staying with her troubled family.

The decision only identifies the toddler as D, her mother as C and her father as S.

“There is a difference between parents who are poor, and poor parents. Ms. C and Mr. S are parents who are poor,” Justice Elizabeth Jollimore said in a written decision released Wednesday.

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