The applicant child protection agency sought a 12-month supervision order regarding five children, placing them in the care of the father subject to conditions.
The mother, who suffered from a psychotic condition, refused to take prescribed medication or attend psychiatric follow-ups, arguing her symptoms were due to past postpartum depression.
The court accepted expert psychiatric evidence that the mother's untreated psychosis posed a risk of physical and emotional harm to the children.
Finding the children in need of protection, the court granted the supervision order and required the mother to leave the family home if she continued to refuse treatment.
