can i appeal a section 37 report

[raindancer32]

Hi, new and nervous !

Ex has always emotionally abused our 12 year old daughter when he can be bothered to see her. It is covered in a 2014 s37 report and cafcass report too.

He hadn't bothered with us for 2 years until he wanted to show off his new son. Mediation didnt work as he bought daughter home late and she was upset. neithr of us had solicitors in court. section 37 was ordered and social worker saw ex loads and me just 2 days before order was due. I asked him to look at other report from 2014,he was really nice and I told him my concerns.The report mentioned none of it.Daughter wanted to see ex but not as much as ex yet report still sides with ex.Daughter been to ex twice & came back in tears yesterday. What can i do ?The last s37 report is just a few weeks old

bump for today I hope !

can anyone help at all please

It's a little hard to read really, but you have court appointed access and your daughter is coming home upset from the visits? Does she explain what happens that makes her cry?

Speak to the social worker and explain that she is upset after visiting with him.

You might be best off reporting your post to MNHQ and asking them to move it to legal for you. You'll get more responses and there's some lovely legal bods who share their knowledge on there too

Good luck!

This is difficult. I understand your post completely but I'm not sure how you can appeal it. If you're very sure the social worker did not visit you as much as the ex I guess you could look up CAFCASS complaints procedure, but that wouldn't change the outdone. You might be best off seeking a free consultation with a solicitor to see what your options are

Unfortunately you will need to do some homework and possibly get a solicitor to fight this. You also need to talk with your daughter to find out the reason behind her tears and upset. There is legislation in place which places an enphasis on taking the wishes and feelings of the child involved into account when making decisions regarding them (Children Act 2004). Read the report and if it is not what your daughter wanted you have some grounds to take it back to court but she would need to talk to professionals herself to explain her wishes and feelings.