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The Applicant appeared in person, assisted by his McKenzie Friend Harry Simons, counsel instructed by Beck Fitgerald Solicitors, for the First Respondent Lauren Baker, solicitor from the Patrick Lawrence Partnership LLP, for the Second Respondents James Sharpe, counsel instructed by the Local Authority, Kent County Council. Hearing date: 17 September 2025 ____________________
(1) The father was aggressive and threatening towards the mother in the course of their relationship and after it ended. This behaviour includes threats of violence towards her, threats to damage their home and throwing a bottle to the floor and a glass at a door.
(2) The father pressured the mother for sex on occasions during the marriage. He threatened to look elsewhere for sex and his infidelity in December 2021 brought the parties' marriage to an end.
(4) Neither parent has made sufficient effort to protect the children from their marital discord. The mother has not attempted to shield them from her own anxiety about and dislike of the father.
(5) The mother has behaved in an alienating way towards the children by expressing an ongoing pattern of negative attitudes and communications about the father which had the potential or intention to undermine or destroy the children's relationships with the father.
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