Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal court violated the father's right to be heard by refusing a second exchange of written submissions or a hearing.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. By deciding the case two days after the father's request, while knowing he wished to comment on the mother's response, the cantonal court deprived him of a meaningful opportunity to be heard.
Extrahierte Begründung
The right to reply applies in all judicial proceedings. Once the father's wish to respond was known, the court could not render judgment so quickly that he had no practical chance to file spontaneous comments. The violation could not be cured at federal level because factual and discretionary issues remained.