Terrified of cafcass and court

[wannabemum38]

I have heard so many negative things about cafcass and now im dealing with them I dont trust them and dont know what to believe anymore.
My DH has applied for a CAO he wants lives with order, spend time with order, and prohibited steps orders to stop me moving out of area, changing our sons name and going on holiday.
Cafcass said what they were going to recommend but I have heard nothing from court since the first gatekeeping hearing. A section 7 is being done and im terrified.
Any advice on how to handle the section 7 interview?

Probably not even worth asking him to concede he will no doubt want to battle this out for as long as possible.
There are DA issues he is currently on verge of being arrested due to a potential breach of non molestation order its a joke he gets away with lying to court and not complying with orders to submit stuff. The victim always loses.
Recommendation is indirect contact letter by monthly letters only. No photos as they are worried he will find out where we live as we are being helped to move away from him.
He wont like it and wont want it but seeing as he has been lying about some big stuff to do with his past which has a bearing on this I'm not happy with any form of physical contact so I'm lucky the Cafcass officer was decent.
These 'men' dont deserve too be fathers.

I felt the same, that he would never concede but ultimately the evidence from the s7 is what will guide the final order. All of it was control but he will be pissing his own money away if he continues this, and a judge is v unlikely not to agree with cafcass.

mine was arrested twice for breaching the non mol - one arrest went forward for charges and there is a criminal trial set for next year because, despite admitting the breach to police, he pleaded not guilty 🙄

I too am completely sick of protection rather than prevention. It’s not fair and it’s shit. Eg this week I reported him for breaching bail conditions: result was - not quite enough to rearrest him and more safety planning for me and the children. It’s ridiculous.

The recommendation sounds good for your child - their safety and wellbeing is clearly being well prioritised. I am hopeful this prick of a man finally sees he’s come to the end of the road with this and that the court will protect your child. also, once this is put in place, will he commit to doing it monthly?? Time will tell, but I hope you guys can start to move on once this gets a bit further

They are very concerned about our child's safety and basically see him as a victim of DA as well as me. They dont believe me having contact with him in any way is safe. He also has history of doing this with a previous partner so its not a one off its a pattern.
He doesn't have a solicitor well so far he hasn't so is representing himself and not doing a very good job.
It clearly says as well if he abuses the email we have to use for these letters then recommendations will be for all contact to cease. He wont be able to help himself I guarantee it.
Crossing fingers and toes that it just gets sorted soon.
Hope you are ok