Residency of grandchildren

I'd be astonished if the application went in his favour without a prolonged period of supervised contact in a Cafcass contact centre or similar, which would be reviewed in due course. Those symptoms could be indicative of abuse, and the child should have been examined at the time, as the child may have meant something else when she said this. Presumably this allegation is being discussed currently?

All the information you have at hand should be given to the court, and the Cafcass worker should supply it in the report, and give an appraisal of the value of that allegation, together with the allegations of him smoking cannabis in his flat. If it is not, your daughter should send a letter to the judge for the court hearing and take a copy with her in case he hasn't seen it. Cannabis stays in the system for a long time, so a drug test would reveal recent use. Drug tests can be done quickly. If the Cafcass office doesn't have urine tests in stock, they are usually very near a probation office that does, and they will always help. Likewise the local Community Drugs Team or the GP. He should be offering to be drug tested if he is confident about his suitability for contact.

If you are still not happy, your daughter should be speaking to social services or NSPCC and saying that she believes the child is at risk of further sexual abuse and exposure to cannabis (although many cannabis users do not use it near their children).

You would only be considered for temp residency if you believed that the main carer could not look after the child properly and an assessment would be made if there was any foundation to your claim. It doesn't look as if that is what you're saying

I agree with Carol's take on this and would be equally astonished if the application went in the father's favour without evidence afforded by further supervised contact.

123atty Are you talking about Shared Residency? What makes you think that the father might be successful and who is the 'expert witness'?