10 Sept 2013
ABBOTT v BLAIR [2013] NZHC 2358
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 2358
- Court
- High Court
Because the Family Court's relocation decision materially depended on the respondent's asserted emotional state and the asserted benefit to the child, and the existing evidence of that emotional state was not sufficiently compelling on its face, the High Court set aside the relocation order and referred the matter back to the Family Court for reconsideration after the production of a report from a suitably qualified expert addressing the respondent's emotional state, its effect on the child, and the likely benefits of relocation.