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When Your Evidence Is Not Valued
It is always a possibility that in the family court, despite your best presentation, knowledge and efforts your evidence is still not valued as seriously as you would have liked or hoped. Michael explains how to increase the likelihood of your evidence being given preference over others.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Expert witness evidence supporting your conclusions can be very valuable.
- Some parents can be very adept at using the right image and language to present an untrue picture to the court.
- Judge’s decisions are only as good the evidence placed before them that they choose to prefer.
- Say what you believe to be in the best interests of the child irrespective of what anyone else thinks.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Of course it does not help if the parent is a practitioner in disguised compliance and has been able to successfully pull the wool over both the eyes of the guardian and the independent social worker.’
‘My concerns were not seen as valid. I was asked how I reconciled or explained the fact that the independent social worker and guardian both independently come to the conclusion that the mother could meet her daughters needs.’
‘There was from my point of view a huge sigh of relief that the child had been removed from a parent who was clearly unable to care for her.’
CONTACT METHOD
Instagram: michael240656
ABOUT THE HOST
Michael Watson is a qualified social worker and author with over thirty years of experience working with children and families. As an expert in family court, Michael is in a key position to assist, advise, and coach parents through their private law family proceedings and provide them with the information and skills to represent themselves successfully in court. His two books, ‘How to Represent Yourself in Family Court’, and ‘FAMILY COURT: Giving Evidence In Family Court’, provide parents with a clearer understanding of family court proceedings, legislation, and parenting skills.
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By Michael WatsonIt is always a possibility that in the family court, despite your best presentation, knowledge and efforts your evidence is still not valued as seriously as you would have liked or hoped. Michael explains how to increase the likelihood of your evidence being given preference over others.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Expert witness evidence supporting your conclusions can be very valuable.
- Some parents can be very adept at using the right image and language to present an untrue picture to the court.
- Judge’s decisions are only as good the evidence placed before them that they choose to prefer.
- Say what you believe to be in the best interests of the child irrespective of what anyone else thinks.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Of course it does not help if the parent is a practitioner in disguised compliance and has been able to successfully pull the wool over both the eyes of the guardian and the independent social worker.’
‘My concerns were not seen as valid. I was asked how I reconciled or explained the fact that the independent social worker and guardian both independently come to the conclusion that the mother could meet her daughters needs.’
‘There was from my point of view a huge sigh of relief that the child had been removed from a parent who was clearly unable to care for her.’
CONTACT METHOD
Instagram: michael240656
ABOUT THE HOST
Michael Watson is a qualified social worker and author with over thirty years of experience working with children and families. As an expert in family court, Michael is in a key position to assist, advise, and coach parents through their private law family proceedings and provide them with the information and skills to represent themselves successfully in court. His two books, ‘How to Represent Yourself in Family Court’, and ‘FAMILY COURT: Giving Evidence In Family Court’, provide parents with a clearer understanding of family court proceedings, legislation, and parenting skills.