Questão jurídica principal
Whether sole custody of the child should be transferred from the father to the mother.
Decisão extraída
Custody should remain with the father because continuity, the existing living and school environment, relations with the paternal grandparents, and the child's expressed wish favored that arrangement.
Fundamentação extraída
Both parents were equally capable; when parental capacities are comparable, stability of the child's circumstances carries particular weight. The child had long lived with the father and paternal grandparents in the same environment, felt settled there, and had stated she wanted to stay in that place. Separation from the older half-sister did not outweigh these considerations.