Assumption: "(Wardship / Child's Own Application) If a whole family unites in saying the child is lying and caused all the trouble by reporting abuse, the child's account should be treated with suspicion."
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What People Expect
A family may believe that if everyone unites in saying the child is lying and caused all the trouble by reporting abuse, that undermines the child's credibility with the court.
Court Reality
A family closing ranks to blame a child for reporting abuse, rather than showing empathy, can itself be treated by the court as evidence of ongoing risk and a lack of insight into the child's experience, not as proof the child fabricated events.
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The Gap?
"(Wardship / Child's Own Application) If a whole family unites in saying the child is lying and caused all the trouble by reporting abuse, the child's account should be treated with suspicion."
Court Reality
A family closing ranks to blame a child for reporting abuse, rather than showing empathy, can itself be treated by the court as evidence of ongoing risk and a lack of insight into the child's experience, not as proof the child fabricated events.
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