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Hi
I am asking anyone who has applied for an enforcement order whether it has been a worthwhile application.
We are waiting to go to family magistrates in May of this year for a final hearing, as had mutilple issues arise and the other party has disagreed with the cafcass report on a technicality a safeguarding check had not come back (has now and it's clear as expected), so was allowed to set contact centre visitation after nothing at all for 10 months, unfortunately I don't have the funds for a solicitor nor a well off father to pay the solicitor fees so fighting this on my own.
So the order after the Legal advisor hearing the case stated do not believe this to be in the child's best interest as the child has stated numerous times to cafcass school miss other parent want to see, but unfortunately the resident parent has such a vendetta against me it's been a barrage of 2.5 years of one thing after another.
So the order was created
Stating
The resident parent and solicitor to set up contact centre this has been done taken 8 weeks.
It states
Both parties are to spilt the costs of the contact centre
Contact is to be unsupervised.
The contact centre has been arranged now, they have stated the resident parent will only pay towards half of one session and it must be supervised fully supervised.
So costs have increased to the point I am not going to afford the centre for more than a month and the supervision part does really upset me the child involved is 11 years old never been been a issue with parenting only since we spilt and divorced it's just yet another dig.
So my only option is to apply for a enforcement order
Are they worthwhile doing has anyone got any experience in applying, I am hoping to apply pay the fee and tick the box regarding compensation also as I should not be paying full fees for contact centre,
My only way forward is to actually borrow the money to pay to see my child and hope that the enforcement order will force other party to pay there half in compensation.
Thanks in advance
hi,
sounds to me like what ex is doing is clear breach of order. Issue is if you apply for enforcement order, there is chance the hearing for it could be in 2-3 months time, or possibly later. I would suggest you send a polite letter to her solicitor, reminding them to follow the order by paying half of contact centre costs and allowing it to be unsupervised. You could suggest an alternative to let child spend time at your place unsupervised or somewhere in the community. Then can let them know that they have 7 days to respond/comply for example. if not then you will be applying for an enforcement order.
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