Key legal question
Whether the child had to be personally heard in appeal proceedings
Extracted holding
Given the child’s age and the circumstances, the cantonal court did not act arbitrarily by not hearing her; no violation of Article 12 CRC was shown.
Extracted reasoning
Article 298(1) CPC generally requires hearing from six years of age, but the obligation depends on age and circumstances; here the decision was rendered shortly after the child turned six and no request for hearing was shown.