Order reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and matter remitted to the Family Court for a new hearing consistent herewith.
In our view, it was an improvident exercise of discretion for the Family Court to render a determination without having heard testimony from the appellant. In addition, we feel that updated psychiatric evaluations of the mother should be introduced at the hearing so that the court has a complete record upon which to base...
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