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Hi.. sorry if ive interrupted anyone but im new to site and not sure how forum works.. Im looking for any advice if anyone can help.. I have a son 6yrs old. there is a court order in place that states he lives with me from 11am Fri till 11am sunday. its been this way for 5 1/2yrs.. last week I conacted his school and went to first parents evening. she has always not wanted me to be involved in his school life. this week she phoned and said that from now on I can only see him every other Friday and just for the 1 night.. This seems unreal. I have 2 other children 8 + 10yrs, so hes part of a family with me every weekend and he would not want this. please for any advice..
Hi there
Would you like me to move your post into its own thread, tagging onto an existing post isn’t a good idea as sometimes it can get overlooked.
Briefly, if you have a court order in place and the mother isn’t adhering to it, you have the right to apply for enforcement. She cant just decide to change the arrangement, especially as it has been in place for so long.
To apply for enforcement you would need to submit form C79, there’s a fee for this but that would be the only outlay, unless you devided to instruct a solicitor, in which case it would cost considerably more.
It might be a good idea to write to the mother formally, to remind her that there is a court order in place and it’s in your childs best interests that she sticks to it, not doing so would mean she is in breach of the order and if that happened, you would not hesitate to make an application to court to have the existing order enforced.
All the best
Apologies, we’ve recently had an upgrade and the format for moving posts doesn’t appear to be working properly. I’ve managed to move your initial post and my reply.
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