Question juridique clé
Whether the father was entitled to visitation despite the assessed abduction risk and threats.
Solution extraite
The visitation right could be refused because the child’s welfare was endangered and the danger could not be sufficiently reduced by supervised visits.
Motifs extraits
The court held that under Art. 274(2) ZGB visitation may be denied as ultima ratio when the child’s physical or psychological welfare is seriously endangered. Given the binding factual findings of repeated abduction threats, violence, unclear identity, and the father’s determination, a concrete and acute abduction risk existed. Supervised visitation was not enough because an abduction from a visit center was still possible.