This judgment was given in private and a reporting restrictions order is in force. The judge gives permission for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of this judgment the anonymity of the child and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media and legal bloggers, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so may be a contempt of court.
Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWFC 159 (B)
Case Nos: ZW23P01594, ZW25P00233, ZW25P00104, ZW25F00006, ZW24P01107
IN THE FAMILY COURT SITTING AT WANDSWORTH
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN ACT 1989
Date: 23 May 2025
Before :
Recorder V L H Jackson
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Between :
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Applicant Mother |
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KT |
Defendant father |
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Hearing dates: 12 May 2025
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FINAL JUDGMENT
Recorder V L H Jackson:
Introduction and background
The issues and position of the parties
`Procedural matters
Evidence
Findings
Physical abuse by father of J
a. Father hits J on the face and legs
b. Father hit J in the face when she was playing
c. Father picked J up by one leg and dropped her down the stairs.
Mother's behaviours in relation to alienation
Ability of each parent to support a relationship with the other parent
The Law
Child arrangements orders
Non-molestation order
For the reasons set out above I Order :
a) J to live with her father
b) J to have supervised contact with her mother comprising of 4 sessions of 2 hrs each in the contact centre to take place weekly. Following this fortnightly sessions of 4 hrs of supervised contact in the community
c) Mother to pay for costs of contact
d) Mother not to remove J from father's care
e) Mother not to make unilateral decisions about J's school and GP
f) Father to be allowed to take J out of the jurisdiction for up to 2 weeks.
g) Both parents to complete the planning together for children course and mother to complete the Freedom Programme
h) non-Molestation application refused
This Judgment was handed down privately on 23 May 2025. The parties were invited to make submissions regarding publication of the judgment within 7 days. No submissions having been received, the above anonymised version of the judgment is approved for publication.