K.O. AND V.M. v. NORWAY - 64808/16 (Judgment : Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section)

Art 8 � Respect for family life � Long-term placement of applicants� child in foster care and granting of limited contact rights � Relevant and sufficient reasons � Regime of contact at variance with aim of family reunification � Authorities� failure to consider possibility of family reunification in light of child�s best interests

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Robert Spano, President, ��������� Marko Bo�njak, ��������� Valeriu Griţco, ��������� Egidijus Kūris, ��������� Ivana Jelić, ��������� Arnfinn B�rdsen, ��������� Darian Pavli, judges, and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar ,

The case originated in an application (no. 64808/16 ) against the Kingdom of Norway lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by two Norwegian nationals, Mr K.O. (�the first applicant�) and Ms V.M. (�the second applicant�) (�the applicants�), on 4 November 2016. The President of the Section acceded to the applicants� request not to have their names disclosed (Rule 47 � 4 of the Rules of Court).