Expert Witness –
Example of Cases
Here are examples of cases that
have involved Richard as an expert witness:
| Young children were removed
from the care of their natural parents due to
concerns about emotional and physical neglect.
When the local authority started proceedings for
adoption, the natural parents applied to have
the children returned to their care on the basis
that their parenting had improved substantially.
Richard provided a Parenting Assessment to the
court, with advice for the children’s future
care arrangements. |
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Following an acrimonious divorce, a young child resided with
her natural mother. The non-custodial father
applied to have direct contact with his child
but the mother refused on the grounds the he was
an unfit parent. The father contested the
justification of her refusal and sought
authority for direct contact. Richard gave recommendations to
the court about the suitability, or otherwise,
of the father having direct contact with his
child. |
| After a
couple’s children were taken into the care of
the local authority, they became subject to
proceedings for adoption. The natural parents
sought to have direct contact with their
children post-adoption. The adoptive parents
opposed this. Richard provided a Psychological
Report which gave recommendations to the court
about the suitability, or otherwise, of the
natural parents to have direct contact with
their children post-adoption. |
| A young
child alleged her father abused her, and the father was refused further
contact. He claimed that the mother
coached the child to lie. Years later, the
father asks for the original interview in which
the child made the allegation to be re-analysed,
as he wanted to resume contact with her. The
mother would not allow her to be
re-interviewed. Richard analysed the original
interview transcript and advised the
court about the reliability of the child’s
evidence at that time. |
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