C. Etherden

The Children's Aid Society sought a finding that the child was in need of protection and an order placing the child in extended care for the purpose of adoption.

The biological parents opposed the application, seeking to have the child placed in their care.

The court found the child in need of protection due to concerns regarding the parents' intellectual and emotional deficits, domestic conflict, and inability to maintain a safe home environment.

The court ordered the child placed in the extended care of the Society for adoption, but granted the parents access, finding that continued contact was in the child's best interests.

The Children's Aid Society brought a summary judgment motion to terminate a Crown wardship order and grant custody of the child to her foster parents.

The child's mother opposed the motion only to the extent that she sought access to the child.

The court granted the motion, finding no genuine issue requiring a trial.

Custody was granted to the foster parents, and the court ordered no access for the parents, noting the child's wishes, the lack of contact for five years, and the potential disruption to the child's stability.