[Solved] Hello

Welcome to the forum and I think you have come to the right place as there is some Mckensie friends on hear who could help.

My first hearing was very brief and basically the court saying why you hear and what you want them to do but very little was heard and no evidence submitted but a date for the second hearing was set out for them issues to be addressed and interim access was giving with the child in the mean time.

All cases are different and I'm no expert just been going through the motions aswell. I'm sure you will get some great advice from other people on hear.

Good luck.

Hi there

Mediation is a requirement prior to court action, didyou attempt mediation before making your application? If not you may find that you are referred to mediation before the case can move forward.

We do have some members that have used a McKenzie Friend, as they're an unregulated body you must be careful about which one you use, whilst there are some very good ones, there are also some that leave a lot to be desired. It's always a good idea to get recommendations, we have some experience and may be able to point you in the right direction, depending whereabouts you're based. I'm sure if drop any of the Moderators a PM we will try and help.

Whilst you can't submit evidence, you can prepare a brief Position Statement to take with you to the hearing, no more than two pages, giving some background, what the issues are and what you would like the court to do. There's a format that you should use, I can link to more info and templates.

Here's some info on writing statements and a template

www.thecustodyminefield.com/flapp/positionstatements.html

http://media.wix.com/ugd/69743a_6f5457e9a07b43ae9dcb67ef4be27cf2.docx?dn=Position%20Statement%20Template%20with%20questions.docx

www.thecustodyminefield.com/flapp/statement.html

www.mfjc.co.uk/home/mfjccou1/public_ftp/...ldren-March-2013.pdf

www.familylawquestions.co.uk/page9/page12/page19/

Thanks for this, I appreciate it.

Yes, we tried mediation once and I wanted to go back a second time but she refused. I had to get the mediator to sign the C 100 form (at a cost, as always) in order to submit the form to the court.

The links are most helpful, thank you very much.

I will pm one of the moderators too. Many thanks to you all.

Hi There,
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At least you already have mediation ticked off and the forms signed.
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If you aren't able to get a mediator near to where you live, you can go through court on your own, we wil be able to offer you advice and support throughout.
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Good luck and keep us posted.
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GTTS