[Solved] Section 7 report delayed

Final hearing! She didn't agree with half the recommendations and her barrister asked for a final hearing with no explanation and it was granted.

Has to be in the "community" building from 2 hours to 6 hours. Unsure what I'm meant to do for 6 hours in a small local town in the middle of a pandemic.

So are they saying you cannot take your kid to your house? When do the visits start too? Hopefully you wont wait too long for the final hearing, I had to wait two months for mine, Was there a cafcass officer there too, if so, did they suggest anything at all?

Just spoil them during the time you have them for now, let them know how much you love and miss them and hopefully it will all be good soon enough.

I really feel for you keep positive do-not let them get to you as always the truth will come out in time (why do they Toxic) other make it all to difficult.

Just have a plan for the hrs Games , Video

Don't think I can cope anymore if I'm perfectly honest. It's just been dragged out another 5 months and for what.

Visits start second week of November and continue every other weekend. Has to be out in the community as ex doesn't want him in anyone elses house.

Barrister asked for final hearing in march.

Yes you can any conversation it’s been 8 months without me being able to see my Son or Daughter so you can stay strong and positive.
The only thing that will come out is the truth and the hurt that my x has caused them but my x cannot hide behind the kids for long!
Just keep on putting your best foot forward!

First of all, tell your ex to be realistic and think about your kid, is it fair that when you see them it has to be outside in the freezing cold or rain? Where does she expect you to go during a pandemic?? They will be safer and more comfortable at your home.

I know its hard right now, I know exactly how you feel. I have been going through this since Feb 2019, since then, I have only started having unsupervised visits, 3 hours every two weeks, before that, it was 3 hours supervised. It is all unnecessary, I have been left feeling i have been let down, i have felt like giving up, but we have no choice but to fight on. Since Feb 2019 and you combine the time i have seen my kids, it works out to 3 days in total. It is a joke, but I will not let her win, she has tried everything but I never accept it and I fight on. She said I would never see them again, but that has not happened. She has breached the arrangement order and i am taking her back to court. I even now have cafcass on my side, they say what my ex is doing in unreasonable and i should be seeing my kids more often, she will have her lies exposed next month and some difficult questions to answer. Just keep fighting, it will be worth it in the end.

Your kid will know how much you love them, soon enough they will understand how hard you fought for them too. Reassure your kid you love them every time you see them, let them know you always think about them and you are doing all you can to see them more often. I know it sometimes feels like a losing battle that will never end, just keep doing what you are doing and show it is your ex being unreasonable.

This is what this forum is great for, let off some steam, get some advice.

What do you mean by community building? And is it court-ordered that you can't take them into yours or a relative's home?

Hi all, thank you for replies and sorry for the delayed response.

I received draft order with a brief child arrangement order until next hearing but its not clear.

Sorry Semifinalist87 - I meant out in the community. I have to collect him after 2 months of support contact from a place (tbc) in the next town along (best bit is, we leave in the same town....).

She has had this written in also: Contact is to be attended by the Father and no other members of the paternal family at this time. Which means I can not take him to my home!

This bit I'm confused about is: contact shall remain in the community every other Saturday but shall be for two
session of four hours followed by two session of six hours. My understanding was that it was every other weekend in the "community" until the final hearing.

Although it looks like the final hearing would be around the time the contact centre exchange ends and I meet else where within the community.

Cafcass also have to do an addendum report.

Without seeing your court order myself, it would seem that the first two Saturdays would be 4 hours, and then the following two Saturdays would be 6 hours - it seems like they are trying to build your contact up a bit over time.

It would be one thing to meet in a contact centre where you have somewhere to be inside in the warm for the duration of your contact, but I'm not sure contact centres are operating at the moment. It's ridiculous that the court have even entertained the idea of you having to keep a child occupied in this cold, wet weather for such long periods of time with nowhere to go.

Saying that, and I know it's not ideal, but there maybe something you can do. Will this just be for the next four weeks? If so, that means you only have to plan 4 things to do. Where I am, the aquarium, cinema, bowling alley, crazy golf and museum are all now open. If it was me, I would plan to do one of those things each week. You will still have a bit of time to spare. Hopefully it will be dry enough to then take your child to a park for the remainder of the time.

If you're picking up from a small town with not many facilities for children, then that sucks twice as hard.

If I was you, I would get some legal advice and say you need someone to clarify the order with you so you know exactly what is being asked. And then if it really is as ridiculous as it sounds, ask them if anything can be done. Explain that it's not in the child's best interest to be out for 6 hours in this weather (even if it was boiling hot sun, it wouldn't be suitable - a child could get burnt/sunstroke in that time). Explain that you and your ex are both having to travel to a different town for this, so it's not in your ex's best interests too.

I've mentioned them a few times on this forum, so apologies if I have already recommended them to you, but I'd give Child Law Advice a ring. It's free and they are really good at answering these questions. They should be able to tell you what rights you have and whether you can apply to get the order amended.