D v C (A5061/2014)
D v C (A5061/2014) [2016] ZAGPJHC 392 (18 August 2016)
The court held that the best interests of the child must be assessed at the time of hearing, not according to outdated legal principles. The appellant’s persistent alienation of the child from the respondent was found to be a grave injustice and contrary to constitutional and statutory norms. Although the child, now 17, expressed strong resistance to contact, the expert evidence and legal principles supported the father’s right to seek contact. The order of the court a quo was upheld, but its implementation was deferred to allow for sensitive intervention by Ms Du Toit, who is to explain the…
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- Parental Alienation
- Child Contact Rights
- Children S Act
- Best Interests Of Child
- Costs Order
- Court Order Implementation