Family court

[CRosa]

My daughter is having a second interview. She has not wanted to attend contact with her father he to high levels of shouting and neglect. She voiced these the first interview and he was given indirect contact. She is doing her second interview which is almost like a review. Will the courts listen to her feelings and court order no contact or indirect? She has not been to see him in 10 months. She is 10. She has voiced she is scared due to the issues. He has not apologised or written her a letter of any sort to try and repair the relationship. Only denial. He is quite an angry person.

They should listen to her but with her only being 10 she might be regarded as not being old enough to make an informed decision etc.
Thing is, 10 year olds can be prosecuted in a criminal court, so they should be able to give their view in the family court along the corridor too and be listened to.
He may well be successful in getting contact but if she refuses to go, what's he actually going to do? Make sure you stick to the letter of what a court order says e.g. if you have to make her available, do so, then he doesn't have a case for saying you're being unreasonable, but if she refuses to go out of the house or decides to go to a friend's so she's not actually in if he arrives for her, you note that - preferably using a court approved parenting app.