National courts in child custody cases must take into account evidence presented by a party and carry out a thorough examination of the family situation. Violation of family life.
JUDGMENT Širvinskas v. Lithuania 23.07.2019 (no. 21243/17) see here SUMMARY Interest of the child and arrangement of his residence in the event of divorce of his/her parents. The applicant had a daughter with his former wife. Because of personal reasons their marriage ended. The mother did not comply with the original settlement agreement of joined custody […]