A motion for summary judgment brought by the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto seeking Crown wardship for two children (D.H. and P.H.) and a custody order under section 57.1 for a third child (A.W.).
The children had been apprehended following disclosures of physical abuse and neglect by their mother.
The respondent mother and maternal grandmother opposed the motion, seeking placement with family members.
The court found no genuine issue for trial and granted the Society's motion, making D.H. and P.H. Crown wards and granting custody of A.W. to her father.
The court emphasized that the paramount purpose of child protection legislation is the best interests of the child, not parental rights.
