refused contact

A child aged 6 years had very significant disabilities, and the father had spent almost no time with the child in the past 6 years (long absent parent). The father was critical of the mother’s parenting, but his...

The case involved a girl aged 12 years whose parents had been in ongoing conflict since they separated when she was aged 5 years (intractable conflict).  The child was described as mature. The judge noted there...

A child aged 7 years who lived with the mother refused to continue to spend supervised time with her father, and no contacts had been arranged for a year despite efforts (refused contact).   Both parents had...