It is important that when dealing with CYFs first be true to yourself. If possible get an independent personality assessment done, it will cost you but the investment is a good one. (find a psychologist) You might not need it now but it comes in handy to hold should at any time it becomes clear that such judgements are now impacting your case, such as a report made by a court appointed psychologist that is greatly different from the one you had done. . Don't say a word that you have it, hold it as an ACE as it can be a powerful defense in a case that appears against you from a number of different avenues. Your independent assessment was done then at a time before all of this was known and would clearly then have been done without outside influence. If it identified some issues then you have time to address them and are then able to prove that you have in advance, should the appointed psychologist also identify them.
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Your File
One of the first things PANIC advocates advise you to do is to get a copy
of your CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES file.
A form for this can be posted directly to you from PANIC, or can be
printed, filled in and posted by you HERE . We will also send out our
brochure and other brochures from the ministry that contain relevant
information. This pack is sent to you free of charge and also includes an
extra O.I.A form that can be used for medical or police files. If you would
like an information pack please use CONTACT US. Put in the ‘comments’
section: information pack and give us your details. One will be posted to
you as soon as possible.
Why is it important you have your file?
Your file contains all the notes social workers have uploaded into the CYFS computer. These can date back many years or just a few weeks. It will have notes on allegations or concerns made about you and your children. It may also contain other information unknown to you.
The importance of obtaining your
CYFS file