Motion for summary judgment brought by the Children's Aid Society of Oxford County in a child protection application.
The society sought confirmation of statutory findings and an order that the child was in need of protection under s. 37(2)(b-i) and (g) of the Child and Family Services Act, with the child to be made a Crown ward without access.
The respondent father withdrew his claim and the second respondent was struck from the proceedings, leaving only the mother to oppose the motion.
The court granted the motion, finding that the evidence overwhelmingly established the child was in need of protection due to multiple risk factors including the mother's untreated mental health issues, lack of family and community supports, limited child care knowledge, poor home conditions, substance abuse, financial instability, and choice of partners with criminal histories involving sexual offences.
