R. v. R.

LANG-TRYj J.

In 1971 the custody of three B — :— girls and one boy, now aged 16, 13, 10 and 8, was awarded in a divorce decree to their mother. In the ensuing two years the mother lived with two men, the latter of whom was married to another woman. She apparently encouraged her paramour to direct and discipline the children, and they expressed resentment of it. The home environment of the children declined until in December 1972 the oldest child, a daughter, ran away and became the subject of a juvenile court proceeding. The upshot of this, simultaneous necessity for surgery for the mother and…