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Hi everyone,
Just wondering if anyone can share some knowledge or advise please
My partner and I have booked a holiday whilst his child is with mother, so it does not interfere with his time. However the last court hearing has been adjourned to a later date and today we received a letter to state the date but it is during the time we are away.
Is it just best to write a letter explaining your situation and ask for it to be bought forward or adjourned? Can they decline to adjourn and expect us to cancel our holiday for my partner to attend?
Any ideas/advise on what to do?
Thanks in advance as always
You should be able to write to the court to explain that you can't attend - provide proof of the holiday booking, and ideally proof that it was booked before the hearing date was set (that way, it shows you didn't book the holiday to avoid the court date) - the court isn't obliged to set a new date, as far as I know, but they don't behave unreasonably so hopefully they will change the date - give them as much notice as possible.
Good advice from actd, contact the court immediately and provide proof of the booking. It would be unusual for the court to insist on your partners attendance, but not unheard of, the sooner you contact them the better.
Thanks Actd and Mojo as always!
My partner contacted the court and they did say its the judges discreation, but we have sent a letter requesting to change the date, also raised other concerns since the last hearing. Didnt actually put the evidence of flights (forgot which is annoying) but did express in the letter that the hearing is extremely important to (my partner & child) and that if changing a date is not possible we will change our flights - (explained we have a holiday home so there is no complications of changing accommodation arrangements etc)
Worse case is that we will have to amend our flights and pay an additional fee for changes, but to me (and my partner) its a minor fee in the grand scheme of things. Id rather he sorts contact time with his child than to worry about a bit more money for changing flights.
We shall just wait and see now.
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