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CRosa · 18/06/2025 13:20

My daughter has indirect contact now with her father. He spent months shouting at her during his contact time and neglect. She voiced these to the social worker who recommended indirect which is now court ordered interim. Unfortunately the judge can’t understand what is making her scared. Even though shouting and neglect is a form of emotional abuse. So now the next stage is to attend with a psychologist with the father and daughter to speak with her and see if anything can be determined as to what is causing the fear. I’m not really agreeable to this as the father is an angry person which is why I separated from him. Has anyone else had to do something like this. I’m hoping the psychologist can at least report back that shouting is definitely emotional abuse.

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ThisCyanPoet · 23/06/2025 14:19

It’s difficult because he will likely make sure he is super calm around the therapist. He won’t kick off and show his true colours in front of them.

The therapist should speak to you at some point to get your view of the situation and you can fill them in on things your child has told you. They should speak to your child alone too to ensure that they feel safe to speak without feeling intimidated by dad.

At least they are doing something rather than just ordering time with dad, which I’ve seen a lot of people in horrific situations report on.

How old is your daughter?

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