cascaff

hey, im going through court at the moment for my son againest my exp, i have been to court so many times for them to just cancel it and change the date, so now there bringing in cascaff but i have no idea what actually happens and what it involves my cascaff interview is on 27th of aug and i dont know what to expect if anyone has had cascaff involved in their case please can you tell me what happens thanks x

A s7 report will typically cover background information about the family's circumstances and the aspirations of individual family members. Court Welfare Officer will gather background information from the children's school and the social work department if there has been any involvement with them. Also the child protection register is checked, as is the National Probation Service to see if either party is known to them. Part of the report will document what each party and the children said.

The information gathered is checked against the welfare checklist;

(a)the ascertainable wishes and feelings of the child concerned (considered in the light of his age and understanding);

(b)his physical, emotional and educational needs;

(c)the likely effect on him of any change in his circumstances;

(d)his age, sex, background and any characteristics of his which the court considers relevant;

(e)any harm which he has suffered or is at risk of suffering;

(f)how capable each of his parents, and any other person in relation to whom the court considers the question to be relevant, is of meeting his needs;

(g)the range of powers available to the court under this Act [Children Act 1989] in the proceedings in question.

The report concludes with the recommendations.

Ok, to put it plainly,
CAFCASS are bascally similar to social workers who report back to the judge on the situation regarding your children.
The meeting with CAFCASS is nothing to be nervous about.
They will basically listen to your side of the story and probably chat to the child.
They will most probably want to see the child with both parents alternately and often leave the room and watch your interaction with the child by camera.