[Solved] First court hearing

Well cafcass report has just come back with factual errors. a couple i think quite significant. We contacted back straight away but been told the judge has already read it. How can we address this? Any advice please

Hi,
If factual errors are like wrong date of birth etc, then contact cafcass and ask them to correct it. This is their safeguarding letter after they did phone call?

Well, feeling deflated for my son. All sorts of bad allegations, a lot of amateur dramatics. There was no opportunity for my son to do his speech. He said judge was nice but She didnt look at an amended copy of the cafcass report. Section 7 ordered for social worker to do. (what will this entail please). Court date set for 22nd of April. Judge said for Sw to arrange contact in the interim. Telephoned Sw who said it was up to the Mum. So thats a no go. What will we need to prepare for the next hearing, Any advice welcome. its tough going it alone. Thankyou

hi,

for section 7 report, social worker will interview your son, either at their office or his home. will ask him questions, and respond to allegations of abuse by ex etc. he just needs to stay calm and child-focused. they will be judging his character. will ask him what kind of arrangements is he seeking for his children. he should try his best to not bad-mouth the ex. he needs to stay calm and not argue with the officer.

he should get cafcass parenting plan from here, complete it and show it to officer at interview: https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/divorce-and-separation/parenting-plan/

i did it and woman was surprised & saw me as being the child-focused parent.

your son should receive the finished report in time for the next hearing, and he will be asked to write a response to it, especially if theres anything in it which he disagrees with. he should not argue with the report writer. wait for the court hearing and voice his disagreements there.

the report is important as social worker will make recommendations as to how often your son will see his kids. and this is what the judges will go with. i hope it goes well for him. please keep us updated and let us know how it went.

Will that be the end of it then, a decision made on the social Workers section 7 report. So my son has not had a chance to say anything at all in front of the judge.