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So after my non mole was discharged and i made an undertaking on my will, i emailed the ex's solicitor about making some contact arrangements with my son.
They emailed back and said my ex would not make any contact proposals but was willing to hear my proposals so i guess that was a step in the right direction. I emailed them back and said i would like contact to be for a few hours each weekend so my son can get used to seeing me again and then we can move on from there
I had my visit from the social worker yesterday for the section 7 and he was here for over 3 hours! we had a good chat and we joked about a few things and he made numerous comments about how nice my home was. He spoke with the other children i live with and they said how they love me and we all have fun as a family and go out alot. He said he wasnt sure why a section 7 was ordered but he must complete it as ordered by the court. I shoed him some evidenece i had about my ex saying she would never stop me from my son and he said she will have to answer to that and why has she then made all these allegations
Then got an email today from my ex's solicitor saying they are now no longing representing my ex in child proceedings.....maybe that's got something to do with the email i had from legal aid saying they were investing my ex and her solicitor for fraud LOL
so think il have a beer tonight π
Congratulations, sounds like things moving in the right direction, although youβre not there just yet. Iβd be wary of showing covert recordings to CAFCASS though, that can backfire, but the fact that you and him engaged in banter and joked about I think is positive.
thanks but it wasn't a cafcass officer...just a normal social worker π
he said he wanted copies of the recordings because my ex said clearly she would never stop me from seeing my son on the same day she phoned the police and the day before she was wanting to plan days out with me and now says I have mental health problems and cant be alone with my son despite me living with my 3 other children permanently
he spoke to my partner who I have got back with and she said she has absolutely zero concerns with me being around my other children and she looks forward to meeting my other son
social worker said he wanted the transcripts so he can question her why she has done what she done despite her saying on recording she would never stop me seeing my son
Sounds encouraging! Cautious optimism is called for though, you've made some good ground with the Social Worker, but wait and see how the report turns out.
All in all though I think it's positive. π
All the best
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