Facts

[A.A.] (mother) and [B.A.] (father) are the separated parents of [C.A.] (born 2009). [C.A.] grew up with his custodial mother in [U.] . The father lives in Macedonia.

Due to behavioral problems of [C.A.] in kindergarten and in the regular school, as well as after obtaining a report from the school psychological service, the school board of the municipality of [U.] initially placed [C.A.] in a day special school. Later, the school board, in agreement with the mother, decided to commit [C.A.] to the school home [D.] .

The school home [D.] and the school board of the municipality of [U.] subsequently filed reports of endangerment with the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) of the District Court of Baden. The KESB established a guardianship for [C.A.] and, based on Art. 310 of the Swiss Civil Code, deprived the parents of the right to determine his place of residence. [C.A.] was placed in the school home [F.] .

The mother (appellant) unsuccessfully appealed against the deprivation of the right to determine the place of residence and the placement of [C.A.] with the High Court of the Canton of Aargau. She then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court with a civil law appeal.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the mother's appeal. It concluded that the lower court was right to order the deprivation of the parents' right to determine the place of residence and the placement of [C.A.] in the school home [F.] .

The lower court had sufficiently clarified the facts and concluded that…