30 Sept 2013
G E HAMMOND v A J HAMMOND [2013] NZHC 2545
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 2545
- Court
- High Court
The appeal and informal judicial review were dismissed. The High Court held that (a) delay in listing the Family Court hearing did not establish that the Family Court abetted parental alienation or justify a declaration absent proper evidence and jurisdictional basis; (b) many remedies sought (counselling, bond, orders to enforce s 16(5), contact orders) were moot because appellant abandoned challenge to care and contact and the children opposed contact; (c) some issues were not before the Court or were matters to be resolved in the Family Court (costs on interlocutory strike out application)…