A primary school-aged child was caught in the middle of a dispute between parents over where the child should live. For the last two years the child had been living with one parent in comfortable surroundings while the other fought for residence.
This bitter stand-off was coupled with concerns about the child's welfare.
There were no major child protection issues, but there was reason to be worried about the child's development, educational attainment and ability to communicate.
The easiest course of action would have been to preserve the status quo, and the fact the non-resident parent was unable to offer the same kind of material comfort to the child also had to be considered.
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