[Solved] Filling out C100 application

hi rrob,

it all depends on your ex. if she is reasonable or not. I hate DRA, because if ex doesnt give a [censored], she can just sit and twiddle her thumbs. then it goes to 3rd hearing. mine went to 3rd and final hearing as ex preffered to be a pain in the back side. but your case sounds tougher if cafcass is saying they will not recommend contact. anything can happen really. if you will have a barrister on the day, make the most of their support.

Hi Guys,

I had my section section 7 report, very bad.

Lots of inaccuracies which need to be addressed quickly, as I haven't got long for until the second dispute hearing.

Recommendations
#To dismiss my prohibited steps order and specific issue.

#My daughter to receive short child centred letters, from me six times per year to include Bdays and Xmas.

#Ex partner to receive help with support services on sharing my daughters life story

#There is no further role for Cafcass.

The report is not clear enough in other sections if contact is given has to be supervised, but there has to be a good reason to re introduce contact???

Help needed on how to proceed with recommendations, as it's saying no contact whatsoever, except letters.

Thanks help is much appreciated 🙁

hi rrobb,

I am sorry to hear that the report was so negative.

what was your prohibited steps order and specific issue about?

did the report say that there is any safeguarding/child risk issues about you? if there is no safeguarding issues and cafcass still said no contact, then what a stupid recommendation. just writing letters will probably end up alienating your child from you. will grow up and think that you never bothered to see her and all you did was send letters.

all you can do now is hire a barrister for your next hearing. ask him/her for help to write your response to the S7 report. sounds like it will be a tough fight. dont give up.

Hi Bill337,

The prohibitive steps order was not to go abroad to leave the country with our daughter. Which I had good reason too.

Specific steps was to have direct input with, schooling, medical and dental, and extra curricular activities.

I understand in the report, the safeguarding issues mainly relate to what future impact I might have towards my daughter, and of course relations to DV, in which I have a restraining order against myself towards my ex partner.

There are mentions of supervised contact if there is a good reason???
and lots of instances where parent alienation has
occured, but has been toned down and so have my concerns.

There are no recommendations for parenting classes, domestic awareness class, or anything to promote me being with my daughter. Only letters or supervised contact, with a good reason( what better reason is than not breaking but building a better relationship with your child)

It also states which it is not clear, to say if unsupervised access was given on the basis that supervised access was given on a short to medium term on a 3 month time scale. Cafcass unable to make remmondations for safe and direct contact??????

This does not make sense, I was ready to represent myself, I need to write a clear and concise response. One to Cafcass and maybe to the court before, as the next hearing is very soon.

Thanks If anyone can direct or has been in a similar situation please reply.

hi,

i think your taking a big risk by representing yourself. are you able to afford minimum £500 for barrister to represent you? you mentioned yourself that in the report there is lot of things that are unclear or bit vague. this is why you should be represented. you should contact the court and cafcass person who wrote the report, to request if same cafcass person can be in court at your next hearing. that should help clear lot of things up.