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The judge misdirected himself by failing to explore all options for supervised contact and by not providing reasons for dismissing the name change application; the appeal is allowed and the previous supervised contact order is restored.
- Parties
- Applicant: Father; Respondent: Mother
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 16 April 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Family / Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Child Contact, Supervised Contact, Change of Child's Name
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Parties
Father
Applicant
Mother
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Family / Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the reduction from supervised to indirect contact was justified
- 2 Whether the judge properly considered the father's application to change the child's name
Ratio Decidendi
The judge misdirected himself by failing to explore all options for supervised contact and by not providing reasons for dismissing the name change application; the appeal is allowed and the previous supervised contact order is restored.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed
Orders
- Indirect contact order set aside
- Supervised contact order restored
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