[Solved] Abducted ?

The Family link worker has asked for me to meet with her manager in January, and I've asked for the school and the other organisations involved to be there.

I was going to ask if I had there support to go for custody?

With this in mind I was going to wait till then to put court papers in, to either enforce the order or go for Custody . What do you suggest ?

Also a quick addition, his mothers partner has HEP B, and I think its through steroid use. I was told he took them a few years back and told Social services, but they didn't follow it through, can I request to know how he got it if hes around my son ?

Also a quick addition, his mothers partner has HEP B, and I think its through steroid use. I was told he took them a few years back and told Social services, but they didn't follow it through, can I request to know how he got it if hes around my son ?

Hi

You can request such information - but you will not be provided with an answer. Also, it is unclear whom you would make the request to, and whom you expect a response from.

If you are concerned about the possibility of Hep B spreading to your child, then you could speak to your GP about obtaining a vaccine for your child.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vaccinations/Pages/hepatitis-b-vaccine.aspx

Reading your thread - it sounds like you are in a good position (relatively speaking) from the perspective of Court action/enforcement/possible change of custody.
Before "taking actions" it is important to ask yourself "is this child-centred".

For example: Asking SS (or during a multi-agency team meeting) about your ex's new partners Hep B (and how he obtained it) - would likely be taken as you trying to embarrass and humiliate your ex partner and her new partner. This does not convey that you are thinking about the welfare of the child. Whether or not she "deserves it" is another matter....

On the other hand, if you seek help and advice about the possibility of obtaining a Hep B vaccine for your child because of risk-factors that may be present in his mother's home - this is being child-centered and focussing on the needs of the child.

Since you clearly do have the welfare of your child in mind - it is important for Court to keep your actions consistent with this. Deviations from this will be "shooting yourself in the foot" so to speak.

Cheers

Fantastic advice, I do assume that he has it through steroid injection, I've taken your advice and raised it with the current officer, and elaborated it is for my sons safe guarding, and encase he needs the vaccine.

Do you think I should hang fire on going back to court till after the multi agency meeting , to see how the land lies and Id like to ask there thoughts on me going for custody.

Unless the mother is agreeing to reinstate contact immediately, I would submit your application now. It will take a week or so to process and the hearing will be within 4 weeks of that.

Thanks Yoda, but on the off chance she does turn up next week, still issue the court papers to enforce everything else she has breached? What do I say I want done regards his being taken abroad? I'd like his passport taken of her to be honest.

I think you have to make a decision on what you want to do and then take action on that. If she turns up next week, does that mean she is back to complying with the order? If that's the case, then perhaps the implications of her previous actions in taking your child out of the country have sunk in. If she is complying then I would hold off on enforcement and wait and see what the authorities are saying in January, if they would support a transferral of residence, you can make an application to vary the existing order.

If she hasn't had her passport taken from her, I would say the most pressing issue is to prevent her from removing your child from the country again. You can apply for an emergency Prohibited Steps Order to prevent this from happening, and requesting at that hearing that your sons passport is handed over to ensure that.

You could hang on to the enforcement order for now and submit for an emergency PSO as Mojo has said above. If you do that, you would get an instant hearing and could raise the breaches during that hearing too & the judge will decide what to do.

Ok I think I'm going to go up In January and have the meeting with SS and the family link workers, and the School, Im going to see there reaction to me getting the order changed so he lives with me instead, and take it from there. And in the mean time hope she turns up next week. After the meeting I can then apply to court.

If you think she's a flight risk, you need to apply for the PSO asap. In terms of the enforcement and waiting for the SS meeting - this could drag things on for a lot longer as you would have waited a month. I doubt CS will advise a change a residency on this basis so far and it would have to be done through court.

Your best way forward at the moment is to apply for an emergency PSO

I live in Liverpool, Him in London , would it be possible to this through my local court ?

No, you have to do it through the court that is closest to your son. Best to give his local court a call and find out about being able to get this done in one day. You could try calling your local court to see if they can offer further advice.

You can also try calling Coram, they give free legal advice

http://childlawadvice.org.uk/clas/contact-child-law-advice/