4 Sept 2018
IVES v REZA [2018] NZHC 2318
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2318
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the Family Court's final parenting orders because, applying the Care of Children Act, the children's expressed wishes and the psychologist's view that 50:50 was open did not outweigh other material factors: the history of domestic violence, the father's incomplete engagement with mandated programmes, lingering concerns about insight and risk of children being involved in parental disputes; accordingly a tailored fortnightly arrangement (father's limited term‑time care with equal holidays) best served the children's welfare and best interests.