Read the full judgment text of FCMC 4911/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 28 September 2018 before 翁喬奇法官.
Family law – Child custody – Best interests of the child – Foster care – Social Welfare Department report – Joint custody – Care and control – Access – No costs order – Parents married 2015, child born 2011 placed in foster care for 6 years – Court finds SWD report flawed – Father has stable housing – Mother took child back 7 days before trial without notice – Joint custody awarded, care and control to Father, access to Mother, SWD supervision 12 months, no costs order.
Legal issues: Best interests of the child · Reliability of SWD report · Custody and access arrangement
Outcome: Joint custody to parents; Care and control to Father; Reasonable access to Mother; SWD supervision for 12 months; No costs order.