Key legal question
Whether the drastic limitation of the father's visitation rights complied with federal law and the child's best interests.
Extracted holding
The restriction was not sustainable under federal law; the case had to be remitted for a new decision on visitation and holiday contact.
Extracted reasoning
Child welfare is the decisive criterion for visitation arrangements, but parental conflict alone does not justify a lasting severe restriction where the parent-child relationship is good and no immediate endangerment is established. A gradual transition from supervised to unsupervised contact may be appropriate, yet a durable arrangement should still allow whole weekends and part of the holidays within a foreseeable time.