Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal court ignored the child's statements and thus acted arbitrarily or violated the right to be heard.
Decisão extraída
No. The appellate court considered the child's statements but assessed them differently; no arbitrary evidentiary assessment or denial of hearing was shown.
Fundamentação extraída
The child's custody preference, at under nine years old, was not deemed settled or decisive. The federal court found no indication that the lower court had disregarded the statements or that the refusal of further evidence was constitutionally defective.