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many thanks I did see a difference the judge knew the law and was willing to listen. in my case that was good as the guardian who is also the cafcass officer sided with mum completely. this was a misjudgement on her part as she hadn't seen the evidence I provided to get the case put in front of a judge. no disrespect to magistrates but they don't understand the law like a judge and have cost me four separate appearances as they were scared of making a judgment on my kids mum. even though they knew she was lying they were scared as my child is autistic
Hi
Our Caffcass officer is working with the guardian solicitor[ as one]!!
Caffcass officer lied in court and had 3 meetings with mum , so came to court with vengeance against my son , and said nothing about suicide attempts by mum and 5 months affairs etc
now Caffcass officer wants to meet us , grand dad and nanny , to see if we are suitable to supervise our 30 year old son with his daughter!!
court order says he can see his daughter supervised once a month for 2 hours , but they moved and there si no suitable centre near where she lives or a 2 month waiting list .
we will be in our second month of not seeing her .
what are Caffcass all about , trying to ruin Dads!!
hi Dave,
i'm sorry to hear it has been a horrible experience. generally cafcass do a decent job. well in my case anyway. i was fortunate enough to get a down to earth, level-headed one. she insisted to my barrister that issues about holidays abroad/passports should go into the order, to help reduce the chances of me returning to court about it in future.
must it be in a contact centre? if theres no contact centres available, how about hang around in local area. e.g. with one of my daughters, i see her just 1 hour every 2 weeks at present. i sit in a local coffee shop with the kids. theres libraries, play/leisure centres etc
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