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A (A Child) (Fact-finding: domestic abuse and alienating behaviour), Re [2026] EWFC 58 (B) (09 March 2026)
Family Court fact-finding hearing on allegations of abuse and alienation in a child arrangements dispute. The court found neither the father’s abuse allegations nor the mother’s alienation allegations proved.
The children’s consistent and strongly held opposition to contact with their father, corroborated by professional evidence, school records, and their emotional presentations, means that forcing direct or even frequent indirect contact would cause them significant emotional harm. The children’s welfare requires stability, cessation of proceedings, and only minimal indirect contact, with emotional support prioritized. A Section 91(14) order for two years is proportionate to prevent further litigation and emotional harm.
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F v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 467 (B) (08 October 2025)
Private law fact-finding judgment over allegations of sexual abuse, coercive control, and contact interference. The court rejected the mother’s main allegations and made findings against her.
DD (A Child), In the Matter Of [2025] EWFC 500 (B) (29 August 2025)
Family Court decision on child arrangements, parental responsibility, and contact. The court ordered regular unsupervised contact with third-party handovers and granted the father parental responsibility.
F v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 75 (B) (28 March 2025)
Fact-finding in private law children proceedings. The court found the mother’s alienating conduct caused the children’s rejection of contact; allegations against the father were not proved.
C (A Child), Re [2025] EWFC 47 (B) (04 March 2025)
The court ordered that C return to live with her mother, finding her consistent wishes and the risk of emotional harm in the father's care outweighed professional concerns.
The court found that the mother had, on the balance of probabilities, engaged in some alienating behaviours by sharing inappropriate information with the children, failing to shield them from her negative views of the father, and making unilateral decisions about the children's welfare without consulting the father. However, the court also found that the father contributed to the breakdown in contact through his own actions and inappropriate comments to the children. The evidence did not support a finding of parental alienation as a syndrome, but did establish that both parents' acrimony and…
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K (Father) v P (Mother) [2024] EWFC 235 (B) (21 March 2024)
Fact-finding rehearing in private law children proceedings. The court rejected allegations of sexual, physical, financial, and emotional abuse and found no abuse proved.
DG v KB & Anor (Re EMP (A Child)) (Rev1) [2023] EWFC 180 (B) (21 September 2023)
Family Court fact-finding judgment on child arrangements allegations of coercive control and rape. The court found the allegations not proved and directed contact to progress.
AB v CD [2023] EWFC 165 (23 July 2023)
Fact-finding hearing in child arrangements proceedings where the court assessed allegations of coercive control, emotional harm, and parental undermining.
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