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Hi everyone, I was reading this forum for long and this forum did helped me loads.. today I had a fact finding hearing and there are 4 total allegations 2 of them are child harm and two of them are DV related. 3 magistrates are sitting there and they decided that 2 allegations of child harm are totally fabricated and they never took place but they said that 2 of domestic abuse are proven on balance of probabilities (there is no evidence whatsoever and it was my words against hers) court said in Two DV allegations court find her more credible than me. I don’t know how on earth they came to that decision but they also say there is no prove but the think there is bit of element of DV is involved... they said now CAFCASS will have section 7 report and then they will decide about more contact(st the moment seeing child in contact centre) .... I know CAFCASS is so biased towards father.... please help is that court saying there is bit of element of domestic abuse will affect my child contact??
Hi there
It's good that they have found that you haven't harmed your children, and the fact that contact is happening in a Contact Centre is also a step in the right direction. The child is the courts only concern and once they have made sure that they are not at any risk they will want to get contact moving forward, the report is just to make sure, and they have stated that as long as the report is ok they can decide on more contact.
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Just be open and honest when you are being interviewed for the section 7 report, keep your replies child focused and try not to bad mouth the mother. Show them that your child's well being is your priority.
All the best
Thanks mojo, you don’t know that your kind words mean lot to me. I am only feeling low because I am not violent Person and court saying that she is more credible than me is so extremely and unbelievably painful that I can’t tell you!!! There is no evidence whatsoever ,balance of probabilities is the most rubbish criteria in this world (in other words it’s there opinion) . I know she will tell everyone around look court said my ex was violent (when I am not) very unfair on me to say the least!!
I hate contact centre contact but for another 3 months I have to see my son in contact centre.
I don’t know what cafcass will say in there report but let’s see how this judgment effect my future with my child.
Again mojo I can’t thank you enough mate !!!! Bless you
You're welcome Alichung.
If you read through other members posts you will see that your experience of false allegations happens quite often. I know it's hard to be accused of things that you haven't done, but It's best to move away from that and concentrate on the report and next hearing and show them that you are a caring and thoughtful dad that has their child's best interests at heart.
Contact centres provide an important service, they allow children and dads to continue to see each other whilst the court does all their checks, try not to look at it as a bad thing, but as a necessary step on the journey back to your child.
If you are having supervised contact at the centre, this can also work in your favour, you can show the stafff what a good dad you are and how happy your child is when with you, they would then put this in their report for the court.
If the contact you are having at the centre is not supervised on a one to one basis by a member of staff, then this is called supported contact, no reports are made and it generally means that the authorities don't think their is any serious risk to the child... again this a good sign as it usually means that contact will be progressed to outside of the centre quite quickly.
A wonderful and absolutely right advice, can’t thank you enough.....
today when I waked up and emotions are bit stable, a fear came in my mind and that can she used that fact finding hearing outcome to reopen the case which police and cps has already dropped by giving me NFA ? Though family court judge when reading the outcome said that our judgement is based on balance and probability and there is no independent evidence and police Plus CPS decide on basis of beyond reasonable doubt criteria.... I am only fearful because she is dangerously vindictive and will do anything to make my life hard .... I know for fact that she was very annoyed with NFA... can you kindly advise please?
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