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Hi everyone
I just joined the forum today and I want to ask some questions regarding a fact finding hearing by end of jan2017.
My wife put a lot allegations on me to get the leagall aid anyhow she been successful with.i come to the point straight forward .we been seprated in feb this year .She any how involved the barnados for the initial report on 2nd hearing every thing was in my favour but on the final report any how she made my son to say that he was watchin when I was hitting her and he did some painting the thing is that never happened which is very upseting.my son is 8 but my daughter who is 5 and my ex has alleged that I hit my daughter and she never been assessed i think it's due to her age that might be she gona speak truth so can any one tell what will be most likely outcome as I haven't seen my children for about an year
thnx
Hi there
It's impossible to predict what a court will decide, a lot will depend on the welfare reports and if they believe your ex and son and have made recommendations to the court stating this. I'm surprised your children weren't assessed together, at 5 she is old enough to be talked to gently, as professionals are trained to work with children in this way.
If the court find against you, they may decide on indirect contact only, or there's a possibility of contact supervised in a contact centre...if the first report was in your favour, I would certainly use that to try and get the court to agree to contact, if they offer contact centre contact I would advise that you accept it and ask for a review hearing in six months, to see how supervised contact has gone and to progress contact out in the community.
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