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BKV v Children's Guardian

Case [2015] NSWSC 1602 30 October 2015

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New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Decision restricted [2015] NSWSC 1602
Decision date: 30 October 2015
Jurisdiction: Common Law
Before: Fagan J

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AGLC: BKV v Children's Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602
Case: [2015] NSWSC 1602
Decision Date: 30 October 2015

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The case of BKV v Children's Guardian involved the child known as BKV, and the Children's Guardian as the legal representative for the child. The primary issue before the court was whether BKV's mother had the capacity to make decisions regarding BKV's upbringing and care, and whether the mother's decisions were in the best interests of the child. The case was heard in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The court was required to determine the extent of the mother's decision-making capacity in relation to BKV's upbringing and care. The court also had to assess whether the mother's decisions aligned with BKV's best interests, particularly considering her mental health condition. The central legal issues included the interpretation of the relevant statutory provisions, the assessment of the mother's mental health, and the application of the best interests of the child principle.

Justice Fagan determined that the mother's mental health condition significantly impaired her capacity to make decisions regarding BKV's upbringing and care. The court found that the mother's decisions were not in BKV's best interests due to her inability to provide a stable and supportive environment. The judge concluded that the Children's Guardian should be appointed as the legal guardian for BKV to ensure the child's welfare and protection. The court's decision was based on a comprehensive assessment of the evidence presented, including expert medical opinions on the mother's mental health and the child's needs.

The final orders of the court appointed the Children's Guardian as the legal guardian for BKV, with the responsibility to make decisions regarding BKV's upbringing and care. The court also directed the relevant parties to cooperate with the Guardian in the best interests of the child. The decision underscored the importance of ensuring that children receive appropriate care and support, particularly when parental capacity is compromised.

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BKV v Children's Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602

Most Recent Citation

CLK v Children's Guardian [2016] NSWCATAD 183

Cases Citing This Decision

29

FMI v Children's Guardian [2023] NSWCATAD 9
Citation 1

…NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR…
DLU v Children's Guardian [2019] NSWCATAD 8
Citation 2

…] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSW…
DJR v Children's Guardian [2018] NSWCATAD 172
Citation 3

…] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSW…
DET v Children's Guardian [2018] NSWCATAD 143
Citation 4

…ATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD…
DJS v Children's Guardian [2018] NSWCATAD 71
Citation 5

…BKE v Office of the Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 523 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34;…
CVL v Children's Guardian [2018] NSWCATAD 9
Citation 6

…AD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36…
DCG v Children's Guardian [2018] NSWCATAD 5
Citation 7

…15] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 N…
CSO v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 346
Citation 8

…213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 B…
CSU v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 302
Citation 9

…213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 B…
DEF v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 294
Citation 10

…213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 B…
CZB v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 208
Citation 11

…213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 B…
CZI v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 179
Citation 12

…BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 Brigi…
CZA v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 178
Citation 13

…BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 Brigi…
CPD v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 162
Citation 14

…KP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 Brigins…
CYY v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 155
Citation 15

…ATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD…
CRQ v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 153
Citation 16

…AD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36…
CLD v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 134
Citation 17

…ldren's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 457 BPA v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 36 Briginshaw v Br…
BVT v Children's Guardian (No 3) [2017] NSWCATAD 111
Citation 18

…15] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 N…
CJL v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 63
Citation 19

…] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSW…
CKU v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 36
Citation 20 (Para 29)

…Supreme Court decision in relation to section 27 of the Act, which is restricted as to publication, is the decision in BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602. In BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 the Tribunal determined whether the facts which gave rise to criminal charges that were heard by a jury…
CGP v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 12
Citation 21 (Para 26)

…Supreme Court decision in relation to section 27 of the Act, which is restricted as to publication, is the decision in BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602. It is not currently known whether that latter decision has any impact upon the interpretation of the relevant provisions.…
CTM v Children's Guardian [2016] NSWCATAD 280
Citation 22

…15] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 N…
CFJ v Office of the Children's Guardian [2016] NSWSC 1625
Citation 23 (Para 68)

…ed to determine whether he had committed any offence (see Children’s Guardian v BQJ [2016] NSWSC 869 at [61] - [64] and BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 at [35]).…
CGA v Children's Guardian [2016] NSWCATAD 241
Citation 24

…WSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSWLR 4…
CGT v Children's Guardian [2016] NSWCATAD 239
Citation 25 (Para 28)

…Supreme Court decision in relation to section 27 of the Act, which is restricted as to publication, is the decision in BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602. It is not currently known whether that latter decision has any impact upon the interpretation of the relevant provisions. It is presumed by the Tribunal…
CFT v Children's Guardian (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAD 221
Citation 26

…15] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 N…
CHG v Children's Guardian [2016] NSWCATAD 209
Citation 27 (Para 29)

…Supreme Court decision in relation to section 27 of the Act, which is restricted as to publication, is the decision in BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602. It is not currently known whether that latter decision has any impact upon the interpretation of the relevant provisions.…
CLK v Children's Guardian [2016] NSWCATAD 183
Citation 28

…] NSWSC 523 BKN v Children’s Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 213 BKP v Children's Guardian [2014] NSWCATAD 207 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 65 BLD v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 2 Bowen-James v Delegate of Director-General of Department of Health (1992) 27 NSW…
Children's Guardian v BQJ [2016] NSWSC 869
Citation 29 (Para 55)

…a sexual offence against the 11-year-old boy, on the balance of probabilities. Reliance was placed upon the decisions of BKV v Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1602 and BKE v Office of Children’s Guardian [2015] NSWSC 523.…

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