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Hi guys !
As the title says , any advice for my section 7 interview next week ?
What is likely to be asked / talked about ?
Will they ask me what contact I want ?
How do I ‘ handle ‘ cafcass to discuss my concerns without coming across like I’m slagging off ex ?
Currently an enforcement application but I am requesting a variation to order rather than enforcement of current one
Any advice is much appreciated 🙂
hi,
as theres existing court order, im assuming you had a S7 report done on you in the past? it will probably be along the same format. talk about allegations, what contact/changes you want etc. i think you should insist on enforcement, even if judges end up doing variation anyway. shes stopped all contact?
Hi , thanks for the reply
No , never had a sec 7 last time . There was no allegations or concerns raised . No I have interim contact as it’s my new partner that’s in question as my ex is saying my son is emotionally harmed by her .
oh i see. future delights i will probably experience too. i can only assume cafcass will investigate how and why your child is being emotionally harmed by your new partner. hopefully it turns out to be a load of bull and all goes in your favor. all i can advise is stay calm and child-focused. you never know, your ex may surprise with you new crazy abuse allegations. there is a chance they will interview your child. they did with my 5 year old, with 2 year old hanging around. asked if they like daddy and going to his house. making them do drawings etc.
in my S7 interview, i turned up with a completed parenting plan, from cafcass site. I would advise you to do that and discuss it with them.
Regarding enforcement of order versus variation of order, if the ex has broken the order i.e. stopped contact, then follow through with the enforcement and ask at same time to vary to what you need it to be.
with the enforcement side ask for penalties to be considered should she break the order again....don't let them do what they did to me and put a recital stating an "expectation of the court for contact to increase to regular overnight stays" .... an "expectation of the court" is not "ordered by the court" and as such isn't worth the paper it's written on.
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