Constitutional review of lower-court family law proceedings challenging violations of the right to be heard and the presumption of innocence

The Austrian Constitutional Court dismissed the constitutional complaint, leaving the contested lower-court judgment in force. The dispute concerned a family law proceeding where the complainant challenged the procedural conduct and outcome of the case, specifically alleging a violation of the right to be heard and the presumption of innocence during the proceedings. The court held that the constitutional rights cited were not infringed by the procedural steps taken, finding that the lower courts adhered to the requisite standards of fair trial and substantive law review. The decision relied on the Austrian Constitution and the jurisdictional limits of the Constitutional Court regarding factual determinations made by lower instances.