The Law Reports (Family Division)
[1990] Fam 86
[COURT OF APPEAL]
H.
v.
H. (MINOR) (CHILD ABUSE: EVIDENCE)
K.
v.
K. (MINORS) (CHILD ABUSE: EVIDENCE)
1989 April 19,
20,
21,
24,
25;
May 25
May 25
Croom-Johnson, Butler-Sloss and Stuart-Smith L.JJ.
Minor
— Child abuse
— Evidence
— Allegations of sexual abuse by father
— Standard of proof
— Whether on balance of probabilities
— Whether hearsay evidence admissible
Minor
— Custody
— Access
— Custody of children granted to parents jointly
— Mother granted care and control with defined access to father
— Allegation that father sexually abusing children
— Social worker's evidence of interviews with children
— Whether statements by children to social worker admissible in evidence
—
Civil Evidence Act 1968 9 (c. 64), ss. 1(1), 2(1), 18(1)
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