19 Apr 2013
M V A HC TAU CIV-2013-470-000228
- Citation
- openlaw-879ff724_592d_4a82_9a0f_c79da986b343.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The High Court concluded the Family Court judge erred by undervaluing the genuine and mature views of the 12½ year old child under s 6(2)(b); forcing further face-to-face contact was harming the child's physical and psychological welfare and therefore the contact order had to be varied to protect C's best interests — contact confined to no more than one written letter per month from Mr A; the mother's conduct could be relevant to welfare but should not be used to negate the weight of the child's own expressed views.