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How does contact increase after findings are made at a fact finding?

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Pebbledashery · 28/03/2021 12:11

Wondering if anyone can comment..
We have a fact finding hearing in the summer, I'm almost certain my ex will have findings made against him that he was abusive to both myself and DD, the domestic abuse was so bad it caused Social services to remove DD and I out of the county and relocate us to an undisclosed location. My ex doesn't know where we reside.
Anyway, he's lied in his witness statement and trying to convince the court he's the victim and I'm the perpetrator. We both submitted 3 allegations, and a first witness statement and I've submitted a response to his where as he hasn't yet and has missed the deadline by quite some time.
So, my question is.. He's having supervised contact in a contact centre in the interim until our fact finding.. If findings are made against him then what happens then? We will have a section 7 ordered after this..
Last year cafcass wrote a letter to the court regarding our case and said there was a very good reason why no interim contact couldn't be endorsed....in the letter it says if findings are made against him and he continues his claim that he didn't perpetrate abuse then there is no safe provision of contact and it wouldn't be in DDs best interests to see him.
I'm just wondering how it would work.

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MrsBertBibby · 29/03/2021 13:31

Ultimately, if CAFCASS don't think contact is safe, and the Court agrees, he will not get a direct contact order.

Pebbledashery · 29/03/2021 13:38

@MrsBertBibby even if he's having contact in the interim? he is under the impression that his interim contact is a measure for achieving 50/50 shared care.. I'm not sure he actually know how the family court operate!!
Since he's had interim contact, he's breached the NMO that's currently in place, there was a MARAC referral where we were still assessed as high risk and the Police have issued a stalking protection order as he was stalking me after contact ... will any of these factors be taken into consideration also?..

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MrsBertBibby · 29/03/2021 13:41

They absolutely will. Is CAFCASS aware?

If he is using contact to stalk you you should consider asking the court yo terminate the order.

Have you no solicitor?

Pebbledashery · 29/03/2021 14:23

@MrsBertBibby I pm'd you if that's OK.

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