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Therapy and reunification
  • 8 Dec 2022

    LPYY v. FWHF

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 271
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMP89/2016

    On the evidence the child E exhibits extreme, repeated hysterical reactions to physical contact with the Father; multiple credible professional reports and oral evidence recommended against increasing access and instead recommended therapeutic intervention. The Father's unwillingness to accept professional guidance and attempts to force contact risked substantial harm to E. Accordingly, in the child's best interests physical access was suspended pending therapeutic progress, with limited supervised remote contact, and mandatory therapy and parenting work ordered prior to any resumption of acc…