28 Jun 2012
B V P HC WANG CIV-2011-483-000002
- Citation
- openlaw-9628004f_7c62_41e6_82f1_819f139b1cc2.pdf
- Court
- High Court
On rehearing the High Court gave decisive weight to the children's welfare and best interests under ss4 and 5 COCA, accepted the children's expressed wishes under s6 as significant, found the updating evidence materially undermined the Family Court's favourable assessment of the paternal grandparents (including indicators of drug dealing and a dysfunctional home environment), concluded that the father's continued conduct and failure to repair relationships increased emotional risk to the children, and held that these factors together justified allowing relocation to Perth despite potential lo…