[Solved] Appeal of CAO Hearing- What can I expect?

hi,

found this old thread, all about CAO appeals:

https://www.dad.info/forum/legal-eagle/49950-appealing-a-child-arrangement-order

I take it that it was a magistrates order and you're going in front of a judge? Or is is district judge up to circuit judge?

You can only appeal on a point of law, not because she doesn't like a decision.

What happens in the hearing will depend on the judge's views and what points they are hearing the appeal on.

I would edit your post to take out the court venue as it could identify you.

It's impossible to make suggestions about individual cases with so little information as each one varies.

Best of luck

I’ve edited out the location of the court.

I don’t know too much about the appeals process, but you should be given the opportunity to put your case forward at the hearing... cross examination usually happens at the final hearing.

All the best

Many thanks. It was postponed and now relisted for October 10th.

Many thanks. It is a magistrates order from a Final Hearing. It was postponed to October 10th. It will be in front of a district judge.
She is arguing non compliance with PD12J but she's also lodging a C2 form to vary the order making further allegations of neglect and emotional abuse of the child.

Many thanks. Interesting.

Hi Bill337, The appeal is by my ex against the CAO that I got in my favour from the final hearing rather than me appealing but interesting nonetheless. Cheers,

hi, i wish you all the best. please keep us updated and try not to worry too much about it. the way some of these ex's are, they will take you back to court if your child wets themselves while in your care.

Many thanks Bill337. Yes I'm beginning to learn that they get at you for anything! I'm also beginning to realise that because of that it's not worth responding to allegations. It is a Sysiphian task- never ending and impossible to achieve. Better to concentrate on benefits for my son of seeing me more frequently and disbenefits to him of seeing me less.

... it's not worth responding to allegations ...

You need to be careful with that, if you don't dispute something, the other side can point out you didn't dispute it and therefore the court should proceed on the assumption it is true. Like you say, they can get you for anything!

You can however point out that all you have done for the last X years is respond to a never ending stream of allegations (have a factual list ready in case you are challenged on this), and submit that perhaps these allegations are being made without consideration for the involved child/children best interests.