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The court granted summary judgment for extended society care and denied the mother access due to her untreated mental health issues.
A child protection society brought a summary judgment motion seeking an order for extended society care of two children, with no access to their mother, and access to their maternal uncle.
The mother opposed the motion and sought return of the children to her care.
The court found that the mother suffered from serious untreated mental health issues, including amphetamine-induced psychosis, and had engaged in concerning behaviour including violating court orders, posting confidential information on social media, and attempting to undermine the children's foster placement.
The court granted the society's motion for extended care, denied the mother's request for access, and granted access to the maternal uncle at the society's discretion.
The court granted summary judgment terminating Crown wardship and returning the children to their parents.
A motion for summary judgment brought by the parents seeking termination of a Crown wardship order and placement of two children in their permanent care with society supervision.
The parents sought final orders regarding access to foster parents.
The Children's Aid Society initially sought a termination of the Crown wardship order and society supervision, but later amended its position to seek more structured access between the children and foster parents.
The Office of the Children's Lawyer opposed the summary judgment motion, arguing that conflicting evidence regarding the children's views and preferences required a trial.
The court granted the parents' summary judgment motion, finding no genuine issue for trial despite the children's expressed wishes to maintain contact with foster parents, based on uncontested material facts regarding the foster parents' inappropriate conduct and manipulation during the reunification process.
Appeal allowed in part; expedited new trial ordered for child protection status review hearing.
The appellant appealed an order of the Superior Court of Justice regarding a child protection matter.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal to a limited extent, ordering that the ongoing status review hearing proceed by way of an expedited new trial before a different judge, with the status quo remaining in the interim.
Leave to appeal refusal of stay pending appeal in child protection matter dismissed.
The appellant mother sought leave to appeal an order dismissing her motion for a stay of a trial judgment pending appeal.
The trial judge had found the children to be in need of protection due to parental alienation by the mother and ordered them placed in the father's care.
The Divisional Court dismissed the motion for leave to appeal, finding no reason to doubt the correctness of the motion judge's decision that a stay was not warranted, and set an expedited date for the hearing of the main appeal.
