When she entered her room, the plaintiff sat at the end of the table at our request (in accordance with the intervention by means of a game) and the minor sat with us at the other end. From my initial impression , the minor hardly looked at the plaintiff's face and remained mature.
When I asked the plaintiff if she was interested in playing with us,
She replied, "If the minor agrees for me to play..."
The minor replied, "No."
At 12:00 the defendant contacted me by phone and stated that the meeting should end since it should have started at 11:00, but since the minor objected to it for a long time, we asked for additional time, so that in practice the meeting between the two was held for about 25 minutes, between 11:50 and 12:15.
During the course the plaintiff brought the minor a gift that she had purchased for her and chocolate, at first the minor stated that she was not interested in the gift but was eventually convinced of it. The minor played and even giggled with me and the legal guardian. In contrast to her reaction in the initial meeting with the plaintiff at this stage, the minor was seen to be calmer and more relaxed, showed no signs of significant distress and/or discomfort, did not cry and did not ask to leave the meeting. But she also did not communicate much with the plaintiff.
Towards the end, we noted that the meeting was expected to end and suggested to the plaintiff to say goodbye to the minor.
The plaintiff noted to the minor : "I love you and miss you and you will know that my heart and yours are never separated."
The minor responded: "He broke up."
Afterwards, the plaintiff left the room and left the center.
Unfortunately, it appears that this explicit statement by the minor authentically reflects her feelings towards the plaintiff. The minor simply describes her feelings, which cannot be ignored.
- Later in the report, the social worker analyzes the encounter and the following are her words (p. 7, first paragraph):
"Throughout the encounter between the minor and the plaintiff, the impression arose that after she gradually calmed down and allowed the meeting to take place without her mother's presence, the minor was in a relatively calm state and sometimes even giggled in the room in the presence of the plaintiff. However, as stated, my impression emerged that the minor did not seek a privileged closeness to the plaintiff, who, despite her pain, was able to demonstrate a good sensitivity to the complex situation and the minor's situation. I got the impression that the plaintiff did not impose her presence on the minor and allowed her the pace she needed in order to relax and be present with her in the room. In the circumstances of the case, it seems that despite the great difficulty, the meeting between the two ended in a good spirit.
- Further on, the social worker describes her conversation with the minor after the meeting (p. 7, second paragraph):
"After the meeting was over, we stayed to talk for a few minutes with the minor, who was already starting to get tired and asked where her mother was and when she was expected to return. In addition, the minor ate the chocolate that the plaintiff brought her and also asked to keep chocolate for her mother.