Question juridique clé
Whether the KESB was entitled to expand the father’s contact rights and replace supervised visits with a gradual step toward unsupervised contact.
Solution extraite
Yes. The child’s welfare no longer required continuing supervised visits, and a cautious stepwise expansion was proportionate.
Motifs extraits
The court relied on the positive supervised-visit reports, the child’s age and ability to express himself, and the need to prioritize the child’s relationship with both parents despite parental conflict. The requested expansion was not too broad.