The applicant child, a Crown ward with significant special needs, brought a summary judgment motion through counsel to dismiss the biological mother's claim for an openness order following his proposed adoption.
The biological mother sought to maintain the face-to-face access she had under the Crown wardship order.
The court found no genuine issue for trial, noting that the mother struggled to understand her changed role and that her volatility caused stress to the prospective adoptive parents.
Emphasizing that the purpose of an openness order is to support the success of the adoption, the court dismissed the mother's claim for face-to-face contact and ordered limited email openness as offered by the adoptive parents.
