‘I want the children to have a relationship with their father but he scares me’ – Part 2: the welfare decision – Transparency Project

Posted August 19th, 2026 in news by michael

‘In Part One of this report, I described the court hearings in Cardiff Family Court that led to HHJ Paul Hopkins KC producing a 188 page fact-finding judgment of more than 700 paragraphs. The judge concluded that most of the allegations that the father, (who I’m calling “Ben”) against his ex-wife (“Laura”) were not true. In 2024, Ben had applied for a child arrangements order that his children live with him, instead of with Laura.’

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Transparency Project, 12th August 2026

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk