Re C (A Child) (Parental Order & Child Arrangements Order No 4)

Re C (A Child) (Parental Order & Child Arrangements Order No 4)

The mother's contact with C must remain supervised and limited to six times a year in person and once every two weeks by video, due to the high risk of emotional and psychological harm to C if unsupervised contact were allowed, given the mother's persistent negative views and campaign against the father. The application for a prohibited steps order is dismissed as there is no merit or risk justifying such an order.

Parties
Applicant/father: A; First Respondent/mother: B; Child/second Respondent: C (A Child, by his Children’s Guardian)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 May 2022
Procedural Posture
Family / Final Welfare Hearing
Outcome
Mother's contact to remain supervised and limited; prohibited steps order application dismissed.
Legal Topics
Child Arrangements, Parental Orders, Contact Supervision, Prohibited Steps Orders, Welfare of the Child
Family Law Child Arrangements Parental Orders Contact Supervision Prohibited Steps Orders Welfare of the Child

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Parties

A

Applicant/father

B

First Respondent/mother

C (A Child, by his Children’s Guardian)

Child/second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Family / Final Welfare Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Circumstances and pace of informing C about and introducing him to his half-siblings
  2. 2 Whether the mother's contact should remain supervised
  3. 3 Who should supervise the mother's contact

Ratio Decidendi

The mother's contact with C must remain supervised and limited to six times a year in person and once every two weeks by video, due to the high risk of emotional and psychological harm to C if unsupervised contact were allowed, given the mother's persistent negative views and campaign against the father. The application for a prohibited steps order is dismissed as there is no merit or risk justifying such an order.

Court Disposition

Mother's contact to remain supervised and limited; prohibited steps order application dismissed.

Orders

  • Mother to have in-person contact with C six times a year, supervised, with the supervisor to be identified by the father.
  • Mother to have remote video contact with C once every two weeks, supervised.