Dr. Rob Nicolson

This case involved a two-week trial concerning a motion to change parenting provisions and child support for two special needs children.

The applicant mother sought sole decision-making and increased child support, while the respondent father sought shared decision-making and expanded parenting time.

The court found a material change in circumstances due to the father's conduct, which led to the withdrawal of the children's essential therapy team.

The final order granted the mother sole decision-making responsibility and primary residence, maintained the father's existing parenting time with minor adjustments, and increased child support retroactively based on the father's updated income.

The court imposed stringent communication controls on the father to prevent further interference with the children's service providers.

A summary judgment motion brought by the Children's Aid Society of Toronto seeking findings that two young children (T.D. born in 2015 and A.D.-W. born in 2016) be found in need of protection and made Crown wards without access for the purpose of adoption.

The respondent mother consented to the orders sought.

The respondent father of A.D.-W. opposed the motion, arguing there were triable issues regarding the finding of need of protection and the disposition.

The court granted the society's motion, finding both children were in need of protection due to the mother's significant cognitive and mental health limitations, history of domestic violence, and lack of engagement with services.

The father's plan involving placement with the paternal grandmother was rejected due to the grandmother's extensive child welfare history and the unsuitability of the home environment.

Both children were made Crown wards without access.