McWatt stipulated that K.D. is to
have no access to the children except in conjunction with counselling, including a special intensive therapy program for children affected by «parental alienation syndrome.»
The Provincial Court of Alberta
has jurisdiction
to hear all matters of «purely local and provincial concern,» including
child welfare and domestic relations (non-divorce, guardianship, custody and
access) matters relating
to the
children of unmarried or never - married parents, or separated parents who are not yet divorcing,
except if the proceedings are
to establish paternity, in which case the Court of Queen's Bench
has jurisdiction.
Response: We agree that a parent should
have access to the protected health information about their unemancipated minor
children,
except in limited circumstances based on state law.