Key legal question
Whether the children’s refusal and the case circumstances justified denying or not ordering visitation contact.
Extracted holding
The refusal of contact was upheld because the children were of sufficient age and judgment, had clearly rejected contact, and enforced visitation would likely harm their welfare.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the child’s welfare is paramount. In view of the children’s age, long absence of contact, expressed refusal, and the risk of emotional strain, no abuse of discretion was shown in declining even supervised visitation.