A child protection agency brought a motion for summary judgment seeking findings that two children were in need of protection and requesting Crown wardship without access for the purpose of adoption.
The court considered whether any genuine issue for trial existed under the Family Law Rules and the Child and Family Services Act.
The evidence showed longstanding instability, domestic violence, mental health issues, and parenting incapacity affecting the parents, as well as sporadic parental contact and delayed paternal involvement.
The court concluded that neither parent established a triable issue regarding placement or access and that the children’s best interests required permanent placement.
Crown wardship orders without access were granted.
