Read the full judgment text of FCMC 12228/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 11 January 2022 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial causes – custody – access – parental alienation – boarding school – reunification therapy – best interests of child – Child N born 2009 – Parents separated 2015 – Access orders unsuccessful – Allegations of domestic violence – Whether mother alienated child – Whether care and control should reverse – Whether boarding school appropriate – Court finds some alienating behaviour but not sufficient to reverse custody – Boarding school applications ordered – Reunification therapy ordered – Access suspended pending therapy – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Parental Alienation · Care and Control · Suspended Order · Therapeutic Response · Boarding School · Access Orders · Costs
Outcome: Care and control remains with the mother; access suspended pending reunification therapy; boarding school applications ordered; no order as to costs
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