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Thankyou do I send copies of this at the same time to all parties with my statement or take it to court on the day? Thanks in advance Steve
You should refer to the evidence in your statement and attach the evidence to the back of it, sending them in together. If you have a date to file the paperwork by, you would also send copies to the other parties at the same time.
I would also mention in your statement that you will have the handset with you in court if they wish to see it.
All the best
Hi there, after going through the whole process I was granted a court order giving me everything I asked for as it was clear everything she said was untrue. After just a few months she is starting her antics again saying my daughter has behaviour problems and such rubbish. I was granted a holiday with my daughter for a week from 12th August which she knows we will be setting off early for but is saying I cannot have access until later in the day the court order states a week from the 12th with no time given. I have tried to compromise by saying I won't have my daughter until 8 on the evening before so as not to disrupt her household early in the morning but just get dictated to. I am at the end of my tether with all this nonsense and just don't know what to do anymore and after coming so far feel like giving in this is never going to end if she can still do as she pleases when she pleases so what's the point? Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance Steve
Hi
I would suggest writing a formal letter / email to her giving your travel details. If she remains in this position, you will need to let her know that you will return to court to seek enforcement of the order including costs if her times cause you to miss your holiday.
Alternatively, you can let her know it's possible to apply for a Specific Issue Order a week before the holiday to get a court order with a specific time for that day to prevent you missing your holiday.
Hopefully she will play ball!
I have tried that offered every compromise possible and when I said I would go back to court she came up with the latest lot of nonsense ringing the police and social services to tell them my daughter was misbehaving which is laughable. Having spoken to the social worker he said that SHE had said she was going to go back to court he just said he told her there was no need for his involvement and told her to compromise. She will now just sit there and wait to disrupt the holiday so what is my best course of action and how do I go about it please? Many thanks in advance Steve
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