F v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 75 (B) (28 March 2025)

F v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 75 (B) (28 March 2025)

The court found that the mother engaged in a pattern of alienating behaviours, including fabricating or influencing the children's allegations against the father, exposing the children to adult hostility, and obstructing contact without justification. The children's resistance to contact was not spontaneous but the result of the mother's conduct. The father's evidence was preferred as credible and balanced. The allegations against the father were not proved on the balance of probabilities.

Citation
[2025] EWFC 75 (B)
Parties
Applicant: F; First Respondent: M; Second Respondent: A; Third Respondent: B
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
28 March 2025
Procedural Posture
Private Law Children Proceedings / Fact Finding Hearing
Outcome
Findings made against the mother; allegations against the father not proved.
Legal Topics
Child Arrangements Order, Parental Alienation, Fact Finding, Welfare of the Child, Contact Disputes
Family Law Child Arrangements Order Parental Alienation Fact Finding Welfare of the Child Contact Disputes

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Parties

F

Applicant

M

First Respondent

A

Second Respondent

B

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Private Law Children Proceedings / Fact Finding Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether allegations by the children against their father are proved
  2. 2 Whether the mother engaged in alienating behaviours against the father
  3. 3 Whether the mother fabricated or influenced the children's allegations

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the mother engaged in a pattern of alienating behaviours, including fabricating or influencing the children's allegations against the father, exposing the children to adult hostility, and obstructing contact without justification. The children's resistance to contact was not spontaneous but the result of the mother's conduct. The father's evidence was preferred as credible and balanced. The allegations against the father were not proved on the balance of probabilities.

Court Disposition

Findings made against the mother; allegations against the father not proved.

Orders

  • Mother found to have engaged in alienating behaviours and fabrication/influence of children's allegations.
  • No findings of abuse or inappropriate conduct made against the father.