FAMILY COURT ON APPEAL FROM
HHJ TOLSON QC SITTING IN THE CENTRAL FAMILY COURT
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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Applicant |
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Respondent |
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The Respondent appeared in person
Hearing dates: 7th February 2020
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Background
The FHDRA
The drafting of the order
The appeal
(a) The contact that had been taking place and the quality of it;
(b) The contact which should be taking place in the interests of the child with reference to PD12J and s 1 Children Act 1989;
(c) The impact on the child of a delay in the restoration of contact, as opposed to a further period without contact or with restricted/supervised contact;
(d) The timing of a fact finding hearing, if indeed one was needed after consideration of the s7 report;
(e) Given the quality of the contact to date, the danger of allowing the case to escalate into a much more complex case than it was.
Discussion