The Society brought a motion for summary judgment seeking an order placing a three-year-old child in extended Society care for the purpose of adoption, with no access to the father and limited access to the mother.
The child had suffered serious, unexplained injuries as an infant while in the parents' care, including a fractured clavicle, broken rib, and subdural hematomas.
The court applied the unexplained injury principle and found no genuine issue requiring a trial, as the parents failed to provide a consistent or medically plausible explanation for the injuries.
The court granted the summary judgment, placing the child in extended care with access to the mother limited to letters and pictures, and no access to the father.
