Assumption: "If no findings of fact are found, I will automatically be allowed to start seeing the children."
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Court Reality
Contact is determined by the child's welfare, not the outcome of fact-finding alone. Even where no findings are made, the court must still assess whether contact is safe and in the child's best interests before ordering it — there is no automatic entitlement. (Children Act 1989, s.1)
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"If no findings of fact are found, I will automatically be allowed to start seeing the children."
Court Reality
Contact is determined by the child's welfare, not the outcome of fact-finding alone. Even where no findings are made, the court must still assess whether contact is safe and in the child's best interests before ordering it — there is no automatic entitlement. (Children Act 1989, s.1)
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