Facts
The married parents [A.] and [B.] have been living separately since the end of March 2013. Their common son [C.] is under the care of the mother [A.], the father [B.] has a right of access.
On January 24, 2018, the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) ordered an assessment of the parents' parenting ability. The mother [A.] filed an appeal against this with the Cantonal Court, which was dismissed. She then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court in civil matters.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court did not enter into the appeal. On the one hand, the request to revoke the order for the parenting ability assessment was new and therefore inadmissible. On the other hand, the appeal against the non-admission of supplementary questions to the expert's mandate was also inadmissible, as no irreparable legal disadvantage was apparent.
The Federal Supreme Court stated that the KESB generally has the competence to order child protection…