Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the residence-permit renewal refusal was based on an incomplete factual record regarding the applicant's relationship with his child and family life.
Decisione estratta
The cantonal court had to establish more facts on the applicant's actual, lived relationship with his child before deciding the Article 8 ECHR/Article 13 BV claim.
Motivazione estratta
The lower court failed to make findings on the nature and intensity of the parent-child relationship, although that issue was decisive for determining whether protected family life was engaged and for the ensuing proportionality assessment.