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...I think you should contact the court on Monday and ask them to enforce the order. If the SS was well enough to go out then he was well enough to have contact.
Screenshot the texts and write a covering letter and file with the court, explaining what has happened and ask for the hearing to be brought forward to respond to her continued breach of the interim order.
Whenever you file anything with the court you should also send a copy to the other party, if she has a solicitor you would send a copy to,them, if she is self repping send a copy to her.
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Don't we have to apply and pay to have the order enforced? I am worried it will just be thrown out because it's a medical problem which has been verified (he was seen by on site medics, they told him to take it easy and to keep an eye for swelling) and they will look upon it more lightly than say if she was doing it to be spiteful which I am sure is actually the case but we have no proof, I am 90%sure they have taken him away for the weekend and using this as a valid excuse. No way of proving this though unless SS let's slip next time he sees his dad.
As it s a breach and you are in the process of court action, you can request that because of the breach the next hearing is brought forward.
Courts vary widely, some are sticklers for procedure, some are more laid back. If they refuse then you can apply for enforcement by adding another application to existing proceedings by using form C2 at a cost of £90.
As there was medical intervention you are probably better to hold back but keep a record and still file a letter as I suggested, leaving out asking for the hearing to be brought forward. This just keeps the court updated and as you must send her a copy it may make her think twice about doing it again....you can only hope!
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