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Hi all
So I had my fhdra and ex's legal rep submitted c1a full of allegations on day. Judge has ordered fact finding hearing for allegations ex's lawyer submitted on day. I told judge she has abused me but I didn't want to tell because I was afraid son may get taken away from mother but since they're making false allegations I got no choice but to open up. Hence fact finding
Judge allowed unsupervised interim contact of 2 days per week at a community centre. Just so child gets used to me first due to long separation period.
I have to submit a Scott schedule and witness statement by 2 dates. Can anyone tell me where I can find a template for these two?
Judge also told ex's lawyer to invoke police protocol and serve disclosure to me. Does anyone know what police protocol is? Sounds to me like a criminal record check?
Hi , the police protocol thing is when the courts order the police to hand over records they hold . In my case the courts wanted all records the police had on calls , reports etc relating to me and her over the last few years . It’s not a dbs check . They use it as part of their evidence . Might go in your favour as my ex accused me of kicking the door in yet on the police records they specified no damage .
Re the template call the court and they’ll email you one . Or look online . I created mine on excel . Just make sure it has the case number and you sign the stamenet of truth that says something like I confirm the facts in this statement are true and sign and date it .
The courts printed us templates on the day in court as Ex isn’t represented
With the witness statement you include your evidence and refer to it in the statement . You go into detail of the allegations made in the schedule and refer to exhibits . So you might say the ex did something etc etc please see AB1.
AB will be your own initials .
In your order it may explain what the courts want you to talk about , mine does . Just detail the back ground to your case , your concerns , your evidence and what you want from an order . Again end it with statement of truth and have the case number clearly laid out at the top of the doc
https://childlawadvice.org.uk/scott-schedule/
Have a look there’s a template too .
Thanks for the reply.
Will the police checks give a transcript my interview with them as well?
Secondly, with regards to the witness statement are you saying I send pictures if that's my evidence too? Or is it not better I submit the picture on the day of hearing so legal reps can't try coming up with cover story?
Sorry I sound thick but do you mind explaining the following:
"With the witness statement you include your evidence and refer to it in the statement . You go into detail of the allegations made in the schedule and refer to exhibits . So you might say the ex did something etc etc please see AB1.
AB will be your own initials .
In your order it may explain what the courts want you to talk about , mine does . Just detail the back ground to your case , your concerns , your evidence and what you want from an order . Again end it with statement of truth and have the case number clearly laid out at the top of the doc"
I still don't understand it.
Thank you
Hi
Depends what the order asks for . I was interviewed but there wasn’t a transcript nor do I imagine they make them as a matter of course . The police just had brief notes so that’s what the court got . If you want to include what’s been said in interview you can get the recording under disclosure
If you have pictures you want to use then yes use them .say for example your ex leaves the house a tip when the kids are there and you have photos of it then in your statement you’d say the ex leaves the house filthy and it’s un hygneic etc . Please see JB1 and include the picture on a separate page and label it jb1.
The order will tell you when the court and the other side need to have received the documents so just stick to that otherwise it will look bad
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