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Hello,
I'm looking for some confirmation really about evidence at the finial hearing of a childcare arrangement.
A quick background: we are not the applicant, the mother is as the child lives with us after the mother walked out.
There was no fact finding hearing going straight to finial.
Been informed we can only provide a statement, nothing else. Is this correct ?
Hi there
Who informed you that you can only provide a statement?
Have there been any recommendations made by cafcass?
If the court haven’t asked you to provide a statement at the previous hearing, you can prepare a brief position statement, no more than two or three pages. You can mention any evidence you have in the statement and say that you have it with you if the court wishes sight of it, but you can’t attach it to the statement.
If a statement was ordered at the last hearing, then there should be notification in an interim order, giving the date and time it must be filed/ exchanged with the other party. This type of statement can be longer and can refer to evidence, which can be attached to it.
You could write to the court and ask for permission to file evidence... law you can appreciate, it’s difficult to give more specific advice with so little detail of your case.
All the best
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