See, e.g., Detrick 1999, pp. However, such separation and cutting of the linkages between the child and his/her parents is legitimate when necessary for the best interests of the child (e.g., in the case of abuse or neglect of the child by parents determined by a competent authority). See also In the Marriage of C. and J.A. Doyle (1992) 15 Fam L.R. 274 (Australia), and Joycelyn Pablo-Gualberto v. Crisanto Rafaelito Gualberto, G.R. No.