| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 86 (Apr) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Ward and Clarke LJJ |
| Representation | Joanne Brown for the mother. |
| Stephen Chippeck for the father. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 11 April 2005 |
Catchwords
Children - Contact order - Direct contact - Application by father - Domestic violence.
The Case
Where a father had subjected his estranged wife to physical violence as a result of his alcoholism, the judge had not erred in finding that the father had acknowledged his problem and was seeking rehabilitation, and he had therefore been within his discretion to allow direct contact with his children.
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