[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The one thing that they do differently nowadays here that they didn't do when Gavin was going through his stuff is the judges order a Section 7 report much more readily when parents seem to be at war with each other. It's basically a very detailed report carried out by professionals, extensive interviews with both parents and the children (if they're old enough) and they send this back to the judge with their own recommendations. It's a much better system then just listening to both parents in the courtroom and the judge trying to decide which one is lying.

It is very sad though when parents can't put their **** aside for the sake of their kids but like I said both of them have to do that for it to work

…what has always been done here when the courts are involved is for agencies/multiple agencies generally to spend time in the school as well in observing the children and talking to them…and the children reveal a lot of their parent/child relationship for both both parents…