Caroline Lonsdale tackles the thorny issue of contact & the difficult parent
It is a general principle of family law in this jurisdiction that a child will benefit from contact with both parents. Where a child is living with one parent, it is extremely unusual for a judge to make an order that that child should have no contact with the other parent. However, on 7 October 2010, Her Honour Judge Marshall made an order for no contact between a father and his five-year-old daughter.
- The father was prohibited from contacting the mother about their daughter unless the mother instigated the exchange between them.
- The mother should keep the father informed about their daughter’s upbringing.
- The father should not contact the child’s child-minder.
- The father should not be allowed to make any further applications under the Children Act 1989 without leave of the