Tiffany Sarah Wai-May Lau

This is a child protection trial concerning access to two Crown ward children (L., born 2004, and B., born 2006) following their apprehension in December 2009 and Crown wardship order in December 2011.

The mother sought increased access; the father sought bi-weekly eight-hour visits.

The Society opposed any access order, planning adoption.

The court found the children's relationship with their mother was beneficial and meaningful but that both parents failed to establish that an access order would not impair the children's future opportunities for adoption.

The mother's continued desire to have the children returned and lack of acceptance of adoption, combined with the father's inconsistent presence and mental health issues, led to the dismissal of both parents' access requests.

A summary judgment motion brought by the Children's Aid Society of Toronto seeking a finding that two children were in need of protection and should be made Crown wards for adoption purposes.

The respondent mother opposed the motion; the respondent father did not file material.

The court found no genuine issue for trial on the protection findings or the disposition.

The children had been in temporary Society care for over 23 and 21 months respectively following apprehension due to a home invasion.

The court found the children at risk due to the father's involvement in a lifestyle associated with street-level violence and the mother's history of domestic violence, untreated mental health issues including depression and self-harm, and unstable living circumstances.

The mother's plan lacked detail and corroborative evidence.

The father presented no viable plan.

The court ordered both children to be made Crown wards.

Consolidated child protection trial involving three children (S.J., N.J., and D.J.) where the Children's Aid Society sought Crown wardship without access for adoption purposes.

The father had a history of violence and anger management issues, including a guilty plea to assaulting two of the children with a belt.

The mother was passive and failed to protect the children from the father's emotional and physical abuse.

Despite both parents' participation in parenting programs, the court found they had made little progress and posed ongoing risks to the children's safety and wellbeing.

The court ordered all three children to be made Crown wards without access for adoption.

The Children's Aid Society of Toronto brought a summary judgment motion seeking Crown wardship without access for two children who had been in continuous care of the Society for 24 months.

The respondent parents opposed the motion, arguing there were genuine issues for trial regarding their capacity to parent the children with appropriate support.

The court found no genuine issue for trial and granted the Society's motion, making both children Crown wards without access.

The decision emphasized the importance of permanence and stability for children in care, the passage of time as a significant factor in child development, and the parents' demonstrated lack of sustained commitment to their children.