20 Dec 2000
S v. Guardianship of Minors Ordinance, Cap.13
- Citation
- S v. Guardianship of Minors Ordinance, Cap.13
- Court
- Family Court
- Case number
- FCMP131/1999
Although social workers and the Official Solicitor recommended custody remain with the father, the court found the multidisciplinary committee lacked sufficient basis for concluding child abuse and concluded that the mother's greater availability, capacity for consistent primary care, and ability to supervise S's development outweighed the father's limitations (limited time, reliance on elderly grandmother, emotional impulsivity and hostility). On the paramount welfare test the court ordered custody to the mother with reasonable access to the father and a 12‑month supervision order by the Dir…