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child custody family court

my daughter received her assessment on her case/interview from the family court social worker. It is evident she a) never read the files of info given to her by the lawyers; b)wrote down incorrectly infor/facts guven during the interview. And it was upon this interview/her notes that her decision was based.

How does this affect the judge's decision? Shoud she bring up the fact that the social worker '' apparrently misheard /misconstru- ed some of the facts /info given during the interview? Or should she just relie on the judge reading the files and hopefully garnering the facts correctly prior to her court hearing?

Does she and her correspondent have the right to bring up what they have agreed to as it differs from the recommendations made by the social worker at the hearing?

Am really worried if this will come back to bite her if she doesn't acknowledge that there are errors in the info upon which the social worker apparently based her recommendations.

Aren't the children's welfare important enuf for correct info?

tczzak


Asked on 10/19/07, 3:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

PATRICK MCCRARY PATRICK MCCRARY

Re: child custody family court

Yes she has the right to file a reply declaration with the court and also point out to the court the errors at the hearing. The judge will probably accept an agreement of the parties opposed to a recommendation of Family Court Services. If this is a concern, she should have an attorney who will know the procedures and the law. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

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Answered on 10/19/07, 5:57 pm


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