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Myself and my partner have been instructed to prepare witness statements for the final hearing we have coming up. The outline/template my barrister provided was very brief and didn't really go in to too much detail as to what should be contained within the document, we can't really afford another meeting with him and he is not willing to see us again free of charge. During the relationship she made a lot of false allegations against me that all received no further action at the police station, allegations of physical abuse towards the children that were all unfounded, allegations of drug abuse (the judge has declined her request for a drug test), all of the allegations were false.
Her new partner assaulted me on numerous occasions all of which were reported to the police, should i enclose the police disclosures detailing this in the statement?
The relationship ended over 3 years ago now but i am aware that my ex's statement and her partner's will consist solely of these myths.
I am currently in a new relationship and have for been for approx. 2 and a half years. I care for her disabled son full time and am in full time education,
How much of the past is it necessary for to mention in the statement?
If somebody could please give me some advice or point me in the direction of some useful resources it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all.
It might be worth having a word with the children's legal centre (their advice is free) www.childlawadvice.org and hopefully someone will be on here with more legal knowledge to advise you.
Hi there
A good statement should be concise and to the point, covering the issues but not rely too much on historic events....these can be mentioned in context.
Your statement should contain a little background, the issues, any concerns and what you would like the court to do. Keep it child focused and try not to retaliate with too much [censored] for tat. Each paragraph should be numbered and you should use 1.5 spacing, beginning or ending it with a statement of truth.
You can attach any evidence, by referring to it in your statement. I'll get you some more info on how to do that.
when you have something you are happy with, send one of the moderators a PM and we would be happy to read through it for you.
All the best
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