Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the child had to be personally heard in the cantonal proceedings.
Decisione estratta
No. Given the child's very young age, the courts could refuse to hear her because she was not yet able to express an independent and meaningful view on the visitation question.
Motivazione estratta
A child hearing is meant to aid fact-finding, but a young child cannot reliably form a stable will free from external influence; the cantonal court could deny the evidence as unnecessary and unsuitable.