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My ex partner is refusing access to my 4 daughters aged 18,14,8 and 2. I have not seen them since July 2013. I am not on any of their birth certificates and I have no maintenance agreement in place to pay nothing . My partner refuses to speak to me so I cannot arrange to pay anything. I am desperate to see my children what can I do
Hi,
Your first move would be to go to mediation. This involves having an initial meeting called a MIAM where you discuss if mediation is right for you etc.. This meeting is mandatry. From here they will contact your ex and invite her along for mediation, mediation is voluntary and she may refuse but then they can stamp a c100 to say you tried and refer it to court. You can self represent yourself in court which is cheaper than getting a solicitor. Many people have been through the process here and gained good access. Just remember you are now in very good hands and people here will support and guide you. Take a look around the boards there Is a lot of good information around and I'm sure the mods and other users with more knowledge than me will reply soon.
TheDaddy
You may have a little trouble with how long you have left it, why since 2013? They will say that after 6 months a new status quo has been built so you will have to work around that in some way, I'm sure someone will have some information on this though.
Hi There,
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The advice above is correct, you would first need to try mediation, that is now madatory before the courts will look at the case.
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Any thing agreed in mediation, isn't legally binding so keep that in mind, if you do end up in court as already said you can self represent which will keep costs down, it's worth noting though that anything that comes from court of mediation, probably wouldn't include the 18 year old as they are nw an adult so can make decisions for themselves.
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