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Interim supervised contact - family court

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Pebbledashery · 17/11/2020 10:40

Hi All,
If a Judge has ordered interim supervised contact with an independent social worker (that ex partner is paying for) despite cafcass not being able to endorse interim contact because of the high level of safeguarding risks... is there literally nothing I can do?? it's been 5 months since my DD has seen her father, it's putting me at risk taking her for contact because he has a long history of stalking and harassing ex partners, not withstanding the violence.
I've tried to speak to CAFCASS this morning, waiting for someone to call back.
What can I do?
Literally sat here in tears. The thought of bringing DD to see him when I know what we have been through it just utterly makes me sick to my stomach.

OP posts:
DelilahDingleberry · 17/11/2020 10:41

If the judge has ordered it, then yes, you must comply. CAFCASS aren’t higher than the judge. They advise the judge and then the judge makes the decisions.

PaterPower · 17/11/2020 13:24

Explain your fears to the social worker. He or she may be able to collect DC from you and then drop them back after contact, and those pickups and drop offs wouldn’t need to be at your home. Eg, with some planning, you could meet him or her at a shopping centre. Much less easy for your ex to follow you without being seen.

pog100 · 17/11/2020 13:57

You must comply with a court order. However, so must he. From what I remember of all your threads he is much more likely to either break the order or show his true colours to the supervising social worker. Once there is direct evidence of possible harm to the child through the contact is when to try to alter the court order, not before.
I’m sorry, it’s all a bit shit but the law and judicial system is quite clear.

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