Fewer Fact-finding hearings says McFarlane
Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division has called for fewer fact-finding hearings.
He called for an end to the ‘urban myth’ that fact-finding hearings were default in all hearings where abuse allegations were made. He calls for Judges to “…consider the nature of the allegations and the extent to which those allegations are likely to be relevant to making a child arrangement order.”. This is more a move to reduce the unacceptable delays in family courts but will be welcomed by parents who have found their relationship with their children blocked by fanciful allegations of abuse used to delay court proceedings and misuse course procedures.
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