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Hello all,
I'm into the home straight and my final hearing date is set.
I've had a strange experience with Cafcass and wondered if this helped or hampered anyone else.
So, the Cafcass officer attended the very first hearing and requested for the full report to be done. At the first review hearing the officer didn't turn up (no reason given). The second review hearing the officer didn't turn up (holiday). The judge set the dates for the final hearing and the respondents solicitor made the judge aware that the Cafcass officer can't attend that either due to holiday again.
The judge says the dates still stand and the officer hasn't had much involvement if any anyway.
Anyone experience anything similar?
Hello Gjl2016,
Yes, my Son had experience of this at his Final Hearing. The CAFCASS Officer had triple booked and just didn't turn up on the day, there was no prior notification of her not attending. My Son's Barrister requested the hearing should go ahead and the judge agreed. My Son had a good result.
I personally wondered, at the time, if it would affect the outcome as the C.O. was very favourably of my Son albeit he "ran the gauntlet" of vicious untruths and was denied access to his children by his narcissistic Ex. Fortunately those making the assessments and decisions could see her for what she was and having done the checks on my Son was assured there were no welfare and / or safeguarding issues with regard to him.
In light of our experience as a family, I don't think I would be over concerned particularly if there are no welfare and / or safeguarding issues regarding yourself.
Hi There,
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I would say that if the judge isn't looking to wait for the report then it would be a positive, the judge can't have any concerns otherwise he would want the report to hand before finalising anything.
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GTTS
Hello & thank you for your replies.
The Judge did say he will make a transcript of his judgement or a schedule of findings along with annotations explaining the rationale behind his decision available to the Cafcass officer.
I think it frustrated me a little, it was Cafcass recommendation to the Court that has taken us down this long road and they haven't been seen since.
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