23 Apr 2009
BMT V LRB HC TAU CIV 2009-470-104
- Citation
- openlaw-2d7d1218_6580_4860_9934_604a025e427c.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the Family Court's transfer of day-to-day care to the father because the mother's unilateral relocation without consultation infringed statutory obligations, materially disadvantaged the father's ability to maintain meaningful involvement, the father offered a more stable and resourced home with stronger extended family ties in Auckland, the judge properly weighed continuity, the children's views (including vulnerability of one child), and the Family Court's evaluative judgment about the children's best interests was not wrong.