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A blunt instrument?
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A few sentences in a CAFCASS report can change a child’s daily life for years, which is exactly why we slow down and question how those sentences get written. When family court decisions hinge on a Section 7 report or a safeguarding summary, the assessment can feel like it carries the weight of a full investigation, even though it often happens in a tight time window after conflict has already escalated. We talk about the “snapshot” problem: a parent can present as calm and still be unsafe, while a parent who looks anxious might be reacting to prolonged fear, not instability…
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