2 Jun 2009
B V THE FAMILY COURT AND ANOR HC WANG CIV-2008-483-32
- Citation
- openlaw-091420eb_b0a6_4216_9589_b69a7e400729.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The November 2007 direction was invalid to the extent it delegated to the Ministry adjudicative decisions properly for the court—notably placements, separation of siblings and terms of contact—without sufficient judicial determination of those matters; the uplift was carried out in a traumatic manner and lacked necessary planning and conditions, undermining the children's best interests; consequently the guardianship decision was partially set aside in outcome (eldest child returned), while the two younger children remained with father subject to review and planning to determine whether paren…