[Solved] Court in two days

Due to the hearing being about the section 7 report – is it cafcass that do this ?
Sorry new to all this legal stuff i think if so they can have upto 12 weeks,
If no report is available i cannot see how she can object as nothing will be filed for the judge to look at and being pointless in attending ...people just like to say things but i don’t think it is her option to disagree for adjournment
Hoping someone can help who knows the law

To be honest just crack on, I disagree with your solicitor, if its legal aid - the more he delays, the richer he becomes as he writes more letter - the more times you see a judge, the more likely your case will progress.

Are you having contact as yet?

If so the section 7 is partly irrelevant as your are having contact and assuming this is Ok there is no point.

IF there is no section 7 - go to court, request interim contact regardless. If you dont have any contact - organise for a contact centre, if you have this already ask for direct contact, if you have this ask for extended contact, if you have this ask for overnights, if you have this ask for more overnights......

BW

My ex as far as I know has no legal aid. I am paying a solicitor and they have contacted her to say there is no point in going to court as nothing will get resolved. Think she's just wanting to spend my money surely it's a waste of time not just for me but the judge as we'll. will she be given more contact if the reports not ready because my understanding was this is the reason section 7 was done.

Bin your solicitor and self rep it's going to be cheaper less stress and quicker 🙂

Court in two days and ss have still not handed in section 7 ss have asked for more time so my solicitor has asked for adjournment today as this hearing was only to look at report now my ex is saying she may not agree to adjournment can she do this ? And what likely to happen if the report not going to be ready in time ? Think she's doing this just so it cost me more money

How did you get on Daddy G ?

Had to go to court waste of time now further exstention she's told she knows what's in the report and she get legal aid after I have attended volentary interview with police so god knows what she's said to them 🙁 stressed to max at mo not sleeping or eating not only got family court now facing police questioning for something she has reported which I don't have a clue about all I have ever done is try my best for my children 🙁

Oh it’s disgusting what these woman seem to be allowed to get away with
I think here it’s important to focus on that fact they are false allegations , so yes it is very... stressful but you have not done anything wrong

It would seem if she is after legal aid she has suggested violence
Have you attended yet or when you going ?

The sooner you know what it is about will stop you wondering but if seriously you would have been arrested
Easier said than done but you do need to look after you so your fit for when you get to see your children etc,

I have learnt being angry and frustrated by the situation hasn’t served me well at all and even painted me in a bad light so now i am trying to just see it in terms of a “job” do what i need to do paperwork, letters etc then try and concentrate on other things in life not easy but you need to keep going,

It's never nice to have to repeatedly hear false allegations being made against you. It's never nice to have to read these things when they come in the cafcass reports and ex's statements. After being told for so long through whilst going through the court process that you are an abuser or a violent person really makes you look at yourself and examine if you are as bad as people say you are. But all these things are, are allegations, and when you look in the mirror and ask yourself are you any of these things and say to yourself, "no", then that's all that matters.

Realise that the system is set up to fuel these scenarios. Women can claim DV, and with no proof obtain legal aid to fight the father, and stop him from having contact with his kids. Solicitors are riding this amazing gravy train. I'm amazed it's actually allowed to continue - it's a system ripe for abuse, and it is plainly being abused.

I don't care who say's I'm wrong, but all of us dads who are having contact with our kids stopped or reduced to pitiful levels are the victims here. We do have rights. We have right to a family life. And some evil women are allowed to destroy those rights within a biased system.

I think however, we can't change this institutional bias, at least not any time soon, to fight the system just sets us up for heartache and stress. Thats doesn't mean however we give up. We do not give up. We stay strong, we believe that we can achieve the contact with the child that father and child deserve.

I've learnt in the last 8 months, since my problems started and I entered the court system, that the ex and her solicitor will try to wear you down, they will try to intimidate you, they will try to break your spirit. They will try to belittle your ability as a father and try to erode your dignity in the process.

But don't give up, don't surrender. Stay healthy in yourself, as you need to be at 100% to get the contact you want with your kids.

Simon.

Great post Simon .....honestly it doesn't help knowing so many of us fathers are battling .....

it will make us stronger and lessons will be learnt just is not nice at all,

No start of next week I have interview with police 🙁 i have no Idea what alligations are all sorts of things have gone through my head it's driving me crazy. Who knows what will be said and what lies have been told to try and get legal aid I don't want to get arrested so will attend of my free will. Thanks for support

Just remember that there has to be proof for allegations to be taken further. The police are doing their duty, they're not daft and they will be well used to this kind of scenario. Try not to get yourself all wound up, just be open and honest and put it to them that these allegations have surfaced at a time when the accuser is seeking funding for legal representation through the family courts, hence the time lapse.

I think you may have the right to have a duty solicitor present, but not 100% sure on that...call the police station and enquire.