Key legal question
Whether C.________ had standing to bring the public law appeal
Extracted holding
C.________ was not entitled to appeal because he was no longer a party before the cantonal appellate court and no special circumstances justified standing.
Extracted reasoning
Article 88 OJ protects only persons directly affected by the challenged decision; the father had acquiesced in the first-instance judgment and was not the addressee of the cantonal appeal judgment.