The court won't go off his wishes completely at that age though. I'm betting KP has been unavailable for a few home visits, how many holidays was it since November, 3 I think, the Thai one for a whole month. If she's got no good reason to keep him off school that is a form of neglect. If she is taking drugs continually or drinking a lot, that's not a thing the courts will be Impressed with, especially if she's denied it and said how great everything has been and a judge ordered testing.
'who is going to reduce her access and force him not to see her if that’s what he says he wants?''
I don't think he will be forced exactly, as I've said in other posts, he may need counselling and things which take time. The 'who' that might order more contact with Kieran could be the judge after reports have been made available to the court, those could include drug testing and psychiatric reports as far as I'm aware. I agree with you he is probably extremely traumatised by many things. I would guess KP badmouthing Kieran
is one of those things. As we saw in the airport video she can't keep her mouth shut in front of the kids about how 'disgusting' their dad is.
She also doesn't seem to be able to keep her mouth shut about how disgusting Michelle is judging by the restraining orders.
This is based on past experience not on this case.
Jett's wishes will be taken seriously and most certainly considered due to his age, but as he is not necessarily Gillick competent (this is based on mental capacity, so if Jett has been diagnosed with anything that could affect his cognitive ability), this would be considered. It's also based on age, maturity, and understanding of the issue he is being asked about. Gillick was originally passed to gauge the decision-making ability of a child to consent to medical treatment but is now used as a competency test to see if a young person has the appropriate understanding to make a decision.
My gut feeling is that his past trauma is clouding the water as far as 'additional needs' alluded to by our very own stinky pissy pants. This will complicate things and take time. He could very well display signs of additional needs, but children often do when exposed to traumatic events. Jett comes across as sensitive and less resilient than his sister. How very ironic that the trauma he has suffered has been at the hands of his mother and, more than likely SB too.
I'm sure parental alienation is happening regularly. Kipper has consistently demonstrated she is incapable of being positive about any of her exes. I don't think she has the intelligence, knowledge, or compassion to realise the type of harm she is more than likely causing. The evidence is publically available that she will bad mouth ex-partners at every opportunity, even in the presence of children, so imagine what's going on behind closed doors. I think this happens as her need to 'win' overrides everything else. Even the mental health of her
own children.
If I was a social worker talking to J&B I would be looking for the prevalence of the word 'disgusting' That would be very telling. It is usually fairly easy to spot children who are coached, by their use of language.
I would make an educated guess that Kipper has really done a number on those kids that will take years of therapy to untangle. I also wouldn't be surprised if Jett sadly develops all kinds of issues later - disturbed sleep, OCD, self-harm, anxiety and depression, and even an eating disorder. This can be prevalent in disenfranchised young people who have also suffered trauma.
It's so sad and so unnecessary.