The Court of Appeals' decision was stayed to allow the mother the opportunity to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, with the result that Elijah remained primarily in his mother's care throughout these proceedings. In 2001 the Supreme Court of Canada restored the trial decision and awarded custody to Elijah's mother; the Court concluded that in this case there was no evidence introduced that race should be "an important consideration". After the Supreme Court affirmed that the mother should have sole custody, the father ceased visiting and paying child support. In 2009, the Canadian Television Network produced and aired a made-for-TV movie based on the custody battle story entitled "Playing for Keeps", which is released in the US under the title "What Color Is Love?". References Van de Perre v. Edwards, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1014, 2001 SCC 60 Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2004 CarswellBC 867 (BCSC) External links Blue Edwards NBA statistics 1965 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Boston Celtics players Dafnis B.C. players East Carolina Pirates men's basketball players Louisburg Hurricanes men's basketball players Miami Heat players Milwaukee Bucks players Olympiacos B.C. players People from Greene County, North Carolina Shooting guards Small forwards Utah Jazz draft picks Utah Jazz players Vancouver Grizzlies expansion draft picks Vancouver Grizzlies players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople