22 Jul 2021
GLE v MMW [2021] NZHC 1862
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1862
- Court
- High Court
The stay was granted because, on balance and for the limited period until the appeal hearing, the child's short-term welfare and evident distress from enforced contact outweighed the need to immediately enforce the Family Court contact orders; the appeal was not rendered nugatory, further attempts at contact were likely to fail and cause harm, and an updated s133 report and full appellate consideration should occur before further enforcement.