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The court granted summary judgment making the children Crown wards but directed a trial on access.
A summary judgment motion brought by the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto seeking to make two children crown wards without access to their parents for the purpose of adoption.
The mother opposed the motion, arguing there were triable issues regarding placement in her care or with alternative caregivers.
The father of one child consented to crown wardship but opposed the no-access provision.
The court found no triable issue regarding disposition and ordered the children to be made crown wards, but found triable issues regarding access that required a full trial to determine.
The court granted summary judgment making four children crown wards without access due to overwhelming evidence of physical and emotional abuse.
A motion for summary judgment brought by the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto in a child protection application regarding four children.
The applicant sought protection findings under the Child and Family Services Act and a disposition of crown wardship with no access for purposes of adoption.
The respondent parents opposed the motion and sought a trial.
The court found overwhelming evidence of physical and emotional abuse of the children by the parents, including detailed and consistent disclosures by the children to multiple professionals, medical evidence, and psychological assessments diagnosing three of the four children with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The court granted the motion for summary judgment, finding no genuine issue for trial, and made orders for crown wardship without access to the parents.
