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Thanks for your patience. Because of her age, it is difficult to let what she says dictate how you manage this.
She may well be aware of the tensions between you all.
She may well be saying one thing to you and another to the SG.
I agree that it is not the time for rash action, you can raise this in the court application as it goes to her welfare.
What do you feel you need to do?
I think the recordings are not that helpful, the court would not necessarily want to hear them.
My advice would be to monitor this and just keep an eye on things.
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In general, courts are reluctant to listen to audio or watch video clips - as the context is not there. By this I mean that the content of the clip can seem very intense but the court has no indication as to what happened before or after and evidentially they are therefore not seen as that useful.
I personally feel that the content is not as concerning as you may feel it is. She is 3 years old, and clearly tired and full of emotion. I don’t think this is cause for immediate action.
You are correct to document this, but I would suggest you do nothing more at this stage.
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