Simon Fisch

The Children's Aid Society brought a motion for summary judgment seeking crown wardship of four children who were apprehended due to severe physical abuse by their mother and her boyfriend.

The mother opposed the motion, arguing there was still time within the statutory limits to address her parenting deficits.

The court found no genuine issue for trial, noting the mother's deeply entrenched deficits, her failure to engage in meaningful remediation for 15 months, and the children's specialized needs.

The motion was granted and the children were made crown wards.

The Children's Aid Society of Toronto brought a motion for summary judgment seeking an order to make four children crown wards.

The children had been in care since November 2010 following the arrest of the mother and her boyfriend on charges of assault with a weapon.

The mother opposed the motion, arguing there remained a genuine issue for trial and time to address protection concerns.

The court found no genuine issue for trial, concluding the mother's parenting deficits were deeply entrenched, she had failed to engage in meaningful remediation over 15 months, and there was no realistic likelihood she could address the serious protection concerns within the remaining statutory timeframe.

The court granted the motion and ordered the children to be made crown wards.