17 Apr 2023
ROSS v RICHARDS [2023] NZHC 797
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 797
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal because the Family Court judge correctly applied the Care of Children Act by making the child's welfare and best interests paramount, properly having regard to the principles in s5 and the child's views under s6, reasonably assessing parental resources and capacities on the evidence, legitimately considering immigration implications as relevant to the child's welfare, and properly declining a s133 psychological report where criteria were not met; the appellant did not discharge the onus to show error.