10 Mar 2022
The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the judge correctly applied section 63A, considered all evidence and expert reports, made discretionary findings within the ambit of judicial discretion on the child's best interests, and the proposed grounds did not show a reasonable prospect of success or other interest of justice warranting an appeal.
27 Jan 2022
The application to substantially vary care and control was refused; the court concluded there was no cogent evidence that the current shared-care arrangement was the root cause of the child's academic or behavioural problems, expert and social welfare reports supported maintaining shared care with only a modest adjustment, and the child's best interests require continued substantial, consistent contact with both parents. The court therefore maintained the 2018 shared-care order except to grant the mother care from afterschool to 18:00 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and ordered support meas…