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Well...I've not long finally received my Child Arrangements Order which has been written by 'the other side' which doesn't meet with my approval. Apart from some basic errors in which days contact is to take place, the original draft I was sent to check over differs to the eventual sealed order - in a worse way which means I'm doing around 175 miles in a fortnight rather than it being shared. It has an unfair impact on my work and travel arrangements.
Im being told by my own solicitor that its usually the NRP's duty to travel but reading threads on here seem to say thats not the case.
Where can I go from here?
Anyone care to share some precedents
The order is wrong, was changed 'after the event' so to speak and has lumbered me with all the travelling where the copy I saw pre-submission, was shared travelling.
Anyone offer advice on whats next?
I'll ask the CCLC to pop on and give advice - I do think that in the majority of cases, though not all, the NRP is the one expected to do the travelling.
Although my son's ex doesn't live too far away, my son asked for a half way meeting point for handover.
This was granted and put into the contact order.
The magistrates asked the ex if she has a car ( yes ) and next thing she was told that she was to
meet half way....!
I have no idea though how to change your present arrangement other than to suggest a variation of the order.
Take care
Kirsten
Hi Supersonique,
Our advice would be for you to go back to your solicitor and explain the errors in the court order. If the order has been drafted incorrectly then they will need to contact the court on you behalf and seek an amended order free of these errors.
If the order has in fact been drafted correctly in the eyes of the court then your longer term option would be to either come to a mediated agreement with the mother on transport or, as noted above, seek a variation to the order that the mother will have to assist with transport. These are options that your solicitor will be able to advise fully on.
Kind Regards,
Coram Children's Legal Centre
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