Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the children were entitled to personal hearing under Article 12 CRC in the name-change proceedings.
Decisione estratta
The children were sufficiently heard through their written submissions and the psychiatric assessments; a further oral hearing was not required.
Motivazione estratta
Article 12 CRC does not require an oral hearing in every case. The children's views had entered the record through their letters and expert reports, including the KJPD assessment and the private psychiatric report.