Facts
The appellant [A.] and her divorced husband [B.] have four children in common. The children [D.] and [E.] live in an orphanage and a boarding school, respectively, while [F.] and the now adult [C.] live with the mother. In April 2014, the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) [U.] received various reports of endangerment regarding the behaviour of [F.] . The guardian then recommended child protection measures, whereupon the KESB on 7 November 2014 ordered a residential assessment for [F.] in the "[K.] " transit and observation home and withdrew the mother's right to determine the child's place of residence. The mother appealed against this decision to the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, which was dismissed on 7 January 2015.
Considerations
The Federal Court held that the requirements for ordering child protection measures pursuant to Art. 310 CC were met. The authorities had tried various outpatient measures, all of which had failed. [F.] showed increasingly conspicuous behaviour that made out-of-family placement in a residential setting indispensable. The mother was unable to realistically perceive the needs of [F.] and to implement the necessary changes in the educational structure. Therefore, the Federal Court considered the ordered…