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Hi there,
Hope everyone is well.
It's been a while since I last logged on.
Contact has been going well despite the efforts of my ex to cause trouble lol.
Contact has moved from supervised to supported and now includes my mother, the child's grandmother and my wife and two boys seeing my son from my first marriage.
What I would like to know is now my wife has been granted to be able come to the sessions, all be it only two sessions till we next go back , as she now has an interest in the case as she wants contact etc too, I would like to have her formally as party to my case proceedings.
It seems I can do this on a form c2, however I don't know if She needs to have the courts permission first to do this and if so how.
I am the child's father, and have parental responsibility for him, she would join the case on my side and I know my mother would not object who is also party to the case already as she filed her own c100 application.
I am self representing but also taking a MF who is a trainee solicitor.
Please advise
If I can get her to join the case
How I do it
Do I need courts permission and how
And would there be any reason for this to be refused.?
Thanks in advance as ever
Hi there
She will need permission and as far as I know you do this on the C2 form. Didn't your mother have to ask for permission to apply? It would be the same procedure.
She may need to submit a C100 with the C2 but I'm not 100% sure about that so a quick call to the court office will sort it out.
Your wife would give her reasons for wanting to become a party in proceedings, as she is now involved in the supported contact and once unsupervised contact starts she will be fully involved during any contact visits.
I haven't had any experience of adding parties to existing proceedings so I can't say whether it would be refused or not and the reasons for a refusal.
MAny thanks.
Yeas my mum had to apply for permission but that was becuAse she had filed a c100 for herself
I just want wife added to my case, as she is now party to the case, not to have her own case raised.
Thanks
no advise on how to add as when I applied to the court on the original c100 I put my wife as a second applicant she has been the children's step mother for over 3 years and my younger daughter calls her mummy and won't call her anything else she has just turned 3 the week I introduced them to my wife -(girlfriend) so I felt that it had to be a joint application so glad we did as it means my wife is allowed in court and can talk etc I managed to cope last time talking but I think that's because I knew my wife would help if I needed it really does help if you have that support,
as NannyJane says give courts a quick call I am sure they will be able to advise it makes sense to especially as it's show's a supporting relationship you both have
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