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HI wiki
Can some one tell me i have a court hearing next week and i have ask CAFCASS to provide a copy of their report and i quoted the family proceeding 4.13(1) and 4,23(a) 1991 and no response been told to wait on the day of hearing.
Can i do anything about being surprised on the day?
Thanks
Locky

You''ve been looking at the FNF website, haven''t you? Unfortunately their advice is years out of date. The FPR 1991 has been superseded by the Family Procedure Rules 2010. You need to look at Rule 12 and Practice Direction 12B.

You should be given ample time to read and consider a CAFCASS report. A Schedule 2 (Safeguarding) Letter should be presented to the court and parties not less than 3 days before the hearing; when a full Section 7 report is prepared the timetabling will be in the order giving Directions.

The exception is when there is anything in the report likely to put the child or other party at risk, or contains sensitive personal information about a party of which the other party is unaware.

It depends on the circumstances of your case, but if you are ambushed in court with a report you haven''t had time to consider you should ask for an adjournment.