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Giving a voice to those who are not heard

George Hibbert
Abuse, child exploitation, child protection, coercive control, corrupt authorities, corrupt authority, decision to prosecute, divorce, domestic abuse, evidence, false allegations, Family Court, gather evidence, Grooming, historical child abuse, incompetent authorities, male victims, parental alienation, police powers, sexual abuse

The ONRECORD app, by storing good quality and detailed evidence online, which can be securely shared with professionals, provides the best opportunity for anyone to penetrate the resistance to them being heard. There are plenty of powerful figures, such as those suppressing the information about child abuse on the British mainland and the Channel Islands, who will try to silence victims. In the end, though, being able to present your evidence clearly and share it securely is the most effective way of ensuring that cover-ups are uncovered and the guilty face justice.

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The Family Court: Domestic Abuse, Coercive Control, Parental Alienation and False Allegations

George Hibbert
Abuse, CAFCASS, coercive control, contact, contact for fathers, cyberstalking, DAPP, divorce, domestic abuse, evidence, false allegations, Family Court, incompetent authorities, Litigants in Person, male victims, Ministry of Justice, narcissistic, parental alienation, separation

Join us to learn more about the family court and its treatment of victims and perpetrators of abuse, coercive control, parental alienation and false allegations. Subscribe to our podcast channel and get reminders to know when we next publish.

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How to represent yourself in the family court

Jill Canvin
CAFCASS, child protection, divorce, Family Court, how to give evidence, Litigants in Person

When you represent yourself in a contested family case, in other words without a lawyer, you are a ‘litigant in person’ (LIP). It’s a daunting experience and the best way to cope is to understand what’s going to happen, who is going to do what, what issues are going to be seen as important and what will not be seen as important, get good advice and be organised and make sure you do what’s necessary.

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CAFCASS Assessments: Parental Alienation

Jill Canvin
Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, CAFCASS, child protection, coercive control, contact, divorce, domestic abuse, false allegations, Family Court, gaslighting, Litigants in Person, narcissistic, parental alienation

As part of their Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF), CAFCASS have guidance on how to assess families and how they work with children where there is parental alienation.

The links in this blog will show you exactly what the Family Court Adviser (FCA) will use to assess or analyse your family and you can see exactly what CAFCASS thinks is useful. FCAs are expected to follow these processes although they do have discretion in how they conduct their assessments.

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CAFCASS Assessments: The Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF)

Jill Canvin
CAFCASS, child protection, coercive control, contact, contact for fathers, divorce, domestic abuse, false allegations, Family Court, Litigants in Person, parental alienation, separation, Uncategorised

The Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF) sets out how CAFCASS think children experience parental separation, how the child’s reaction can be understood and what should be done. The framework consists of four guides which Cafcass practitioners can use to assess different types of problem, known as ‘case factors’.

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CAFCASS: Child Contact Interventions and the Separated Parents Information Programme

Jill Canvin
CAFCASS, coercive control, contact, contact for fathers, divorce, domestic abuse, Family Court, parental alienation

CAFCASS describe Child Contact Interventions (CCIs) as short-term interventions of supervised contact. They are designed to help adults and children establish safe and beneficial contact when it is difficult to do on their own. CAFCASS consider CCIs should be a ‘learning opportunity’ for parents with input from the Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP).

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Parental Alienation: Coping With A Manipulative Ex

George Hibbert
bully, bullying, CAFCASS, child protection, coercive control, contact, divorce, domestic abuse, Family Court, parental alienation, unreasonable behaviour

Parents who are in conflict with their exes over the arrangements for their children often find that they have been drawn into a repeated pattern of damaging emotional reactions and behaviour. Their ex is able to manipulate them, deliberately provoking them and knowing what will cause a reaction. To prevent this you must distance yourself from the adult but not from the child. Distancing yourself means having no conversation and no meetings. If that is impossible without help here is an adapted version of the 12 steps which could be a guide to achieving the necessary balance

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CAFCASS Part 3: The Section 7 (S7) report

Jill Canvin
CAFCASS, child protection, coercive control, divorce, Family Court, Litigants in Person, parental alienation

The CAFCASS website explains how they consider these cases and how they deal specifically with allegations of domestic abuse, high conflict cases, parental alienation, substance abuse and mental illness.
The CAFCASS worker preparing the report will decide what enquiries to make based on what the court has asked them to look into. This may include talking to children (depending on their age and understanding) about their wishes and feelings and what they would like to happen.

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