[Solved] Fact finding hearing outcome

If your ex has raised any concerns such as domestic violence or anyting like that, they will discuss this with you. But all you need to do is stay child focused, clam and polite. All you want is to see your son. They may come and inspect your home and make sure it is safe, so make sure you have stair gates and so on set up and in place, plenty of toys and plenty of photos of him scattered around

I have supervised contact but with the in laws, this will (hopefully) end in March, I personally would be more comfortable having an unbiased person supervising. Before that, it was in a contact centre and they gave the court great reviews which helps the court with their decision.

I am sure as long as your son is comfortable with you, that is all that matters to them. they will understand he might be a bit cautious with your family, but he might surprise you and be completely fine with them.

No find a fact hearing and a increase in contact with your 1 year old son. I would say the judge went in your favour. Cafcass observing you is when they ring you up before your next court date and ask what you are doing during your contact. You then go to a park and they see how you and your son interact. this is a good thing is and soon as cafcass see everything is absolutely fine you will get loads more contact at final hearing as long as your s7 report is good as well. will likely be phased order due to age of your son. the judge could of left you on 5 hours but hes increased it up to 12 hours now.

They look out for small things , nappy changes, drinks for your son and general stuff that you do naturally incuding interactions.

hi,

its good the judge saw no point in doing fact finding and wasting time. for my S7 report cafcass interviewed me at their office. she met my kids there. asked 1 or 2 questions about if they like going to dads house. made them do drawings. your child is much younger so thats out of question. just stay calm and child-focused. don't get worked up if they ask you to respond to some allegations your ex is making. answer calmly and honestly.

make you sure you tell officer what arrangements you are seeking, like more hours with your child. to be allowed to stay overnight with your child when he/she reaches age 2 for example. think of the future, including taking holidays abroad with child.

Thank you. I assumed they would be visiting me at my house and also observe my child with me.

We live on opposite ends of London. Schooling would be an issue. Any ideas how I can get round that? She doesn't drive so judge won't expect her to drive to my side of London so pointless me registering my child at a school near me. She doesn't work either whereas I work. I'm trying to get work to allow me to work from home somedays so I can show cafcass.

At the fact finding hearing I asked judge to change handover point to somewhere in middle as I was travelling approximately 5 and half hours per week to pick up and collect my child. Judge said she doesn't drive and it's not in child's best interest to travel on public transport especially now that the weather is cold and wet. I just accepted it. I did say she has family members who are currently doing handovers and they drive. Judge said he can't order them as they're not party to hearing.

hi,

yes distance is an issue. i can get to kids in 30 mins. 20 mins from work. if ex were to move to east london for example, then i would be stuck with long commutes. due to long distance, going forward i don't think you should agree to collect your child from school. will cause more problems for your job. better if you collect child by car, for 5pm on a friday for example when overnights begin. whatever works best for you.

also mention to cafcass about when you would like child to stay overnight with you. from age 2 onwards is realistic.

Whilst you lives both sides of London and a long distance travelwise apart a judge wont be ordering a 50/50. overnights generally start at 2 unless ex agrees to it before hand. what contact will it be when its 12 hours this time around. sometimes that is a clue how things will turn out in the long term. once child is 2 you are likely to get 4 nights a month( 6 nights a months if you can drop child to school on Mondays ) and half the holidays.
You may be able to get midweek contact a few hours play and supper but would have to be in close vicinity to your exs home