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Jewel Marsden v Shanelle Bernard [2016] NZFC 4730

Published 08 September 2016

Final parenting order — day-to-day care — exposure to violence — history of transience — Care of Children Act 2004. A final parenting order was made for the child to return to the day-to-day care of the mother. Child had been removed from mother’s care following a without notice application by the father’s mother. Drug use and violence was alleged, which in these proceedings was deemed largely unsubstantiated. Judgment Date: 2 June 2016. * * * Note: names have been changed to comply with legal requirements. * * *