15 Jun 1988
C v. C
- Citation
- C v. C
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV44/1988
The Court of Appeal allowed the father's appeal because the trial judge, having contemplated removing a 14‑year‑old from his father and awarding custody to the mother in a contested custody dispute, should have interviewed and heard the parents and placed proper weight on the child's stated wishes; absent sufficient material justifying transfer, the child's welfare required he remain with his father, so the custody order was set aside and custody awarded to the father with access to the mother.