The Children's Aid Society of Toronto sought a Crown wardship order to free a child for adoption.
The child had been apprehended from her mother's care in March 2012 due to the mother's untreated schizophrenia and inability to provide adequate care.
The mother sought return of the child under court-ordered supervision.
The father, who had been absent from the proceedings for over a year, appeared at trial seeking placement of the child with him and his common law partner.
The court found that neither parent could adequately meet the child's needs.
The mother's mental illness posed ongoing risk despite medication compliance, and the father's pattern of deception, lack of involvement, and uninformed planning made placement with him unsafe.
The court granted Crown wardship to enable adoption as the only option likely to promote the child's best interests, protection, and wellbeing.
