Best & Best 2013 FamCAFC 5

A father raised 37 objections to findings and rulings by a trial judge.  The appeal court noted that the father disagreed with the judge’s opinions and findings, and the father pointed out that alternative findings might have been found.  However a person appealing rulings has the heavy onus to prove or to demonstrate that findings made by a judge were not reasonably open to be made (burden of proof).   The father had disagreed but he had not raised further evidence in support of his own views.

 

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