Key legal question
Whether the child had to be heard and have a curator of representation appointed in the appeal proceedings.
Extracted holding
At age six years and nine months, the child lacked discernment; the prior hearing by the expert was sufficient and no representation curator was required at this stage.
Extracted reasoning
The procedure was near its end, a repeated hearing would burden the child, and the existing evidence was sufficient. Article 12 CRC did not confer broader rights than federal law.