In the matter of A (Child access) [2012] JRC 039A (22 February 2012)

In the matter of A (Child access) [2012] JRC 039A (22 February 2012)

Contact order is made by consent. Parental responsibility is deferred for 6 months to allow assessment of attachment, learning difficulties, and for the father to address aggressive tendencies, given concerns about the child's exposure to harm and the father's criminal conduct.

Citation
[2012] JRC 039A
Parties
Applicant: B; Respondent: C; Child: A
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
22 February 2012
Procedural Posture
Application for Contact and Parental Responsibility / Judgment on Contact and Adjournment on Parental Responsibility
Outcome
Contact order made by consent; parental responsibility application adjourned for 6 months.
Legal Topics
Parental Responsibility, Child Contact, Domestic Violence, Child Welfare
Family Law Parental Responsibility Child Contact Domestic Violence Child Welfare

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Parties

B

Applicant

C

Respondent

A

Child

Procedural Posture

Application for Contact and Parental Responsibility / Judgment on Contact and Adjournment on Parental Responsibility

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Should the father be granted parental responsibility for his child?
  2. 2 Should a contact order be made for the father?

Ratio Decidendi

Contact order is made by consent. Parental responsibility is deferred for 6 months to allow assessment of attachment, learning difficulties, and for the father to address aggressive tendencies, given concerns about the child's exposure to harm and the father's criminal conduct.

Court Disposition

Contact order made by consent; parental responsibility application adjourned for 6 months.

Orders

  • Contact order granted to father by consent.
  • Parental responsibility application adjourned for 6 months pending further assessment and completion of father's anger management and core programme.