To be honest, not much happens. I assume it'll take place at the local
cafcass office or they'll visit you.
Generally the agenda they are supposed to follow would be based
on the welfare check list so it would be a good idea to familiarise
yourself with it.
Briefly, the points addressed will be child
focus like the domestic environment they'll be in when with you, impact on
schooling, your ability to maintain structure, family and other social
links, health, etc.
You'll have the chance to put forward your
own points.
Do not ***** off the mother!!
Come across
as calm, measured and realistic.
Sadly, cafcass reporters are
generally dull, on ego trip because they "think" they are family therapists
and/or child psychologists and have their own personal views on what a
family strucute should be post separation/divorce.
I didn't find
them helpful at all and, in fact, they added fuel to the fire and
contributed to the Court delay.
I had 2 interviews with them
totalling about 2 hours but the "notes allegedly taken" at these interviews
only translated into a couple of short paragraphs in the report which
didn't even cover any of the major points I raised and were so vague and
generic that they could have been taken from any interview. It was almost
as if they didn't listen at all to what I had to say but were simply going
through the motions of an interview. I suspect most cafcass reports are a
"copy and paste" exercise with the usual "catch phrases" thrown to make the
report "official sounding" and where the reporter simply changes the case
number and party names printed on the front page. I'd even say they go into
the interview already knowing what they are going to put into the
report!
In my opinion they're an unnecessary additional
layer of incompetent "officials" poorly trained, generall thick
and with undeserved influence in the Courts.
However, they are a
hoop you have to go through.
It's worthwhile a quick "google" if
you want more specific advice.
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