Re W (A Minor) (Contact: Application by Grandparent) [1997]

Key Points:

• Hostility and Practical Difficulties:

◦ The application for contact was denied due to significant hostility between the mother and the grandparent.

◦ The court found that facilitating contact under these circumstances would be challenging.

• Justice Hollis’s View:

◦ Justice Hollis acknowledged the important role that grandparents can play in a child's life.

◦ Despite this recognition, the practical difficulties in this case outweighed the benefits of contact.