Facts

- [X.] (appellant, mother) and [Y.] (respondent, father) have four children in common: [A.] , [B.] , [C.] and [D.] . - On 8 February 2001, an agreement on the personal contact between the father and the children was approved. - The father filed applications for the establishment of a guardianship to monitor the personal contact in 2005 and 2007, which were rejected. - The Department of Justice and Security of the Canton of Thurgau dismissed the appeals of both parties in 2008 and ordered the parents to participate in regular mediation sessions. - The Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau confirmed this order in 2009.

Considerations

- The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the mother's appeal, insofar as it is admissible. - The order of mediation between the parents by the lower instance is lawful. The guardianship authority is entitled to order such mediation even against the will of one parent, in order to protect the child's best interests. - The mother is…