[Solved] HOW DO I DO A COURT BUNDLE???

I've just bumped up some useful links on another post called Court Bundle, posted about a week ago for you to have a look at.

Also copied into a new sticky called "new practice directions" 🙂

its always wise to av a bundle or three ready but the op should provide it if there represented. also watch out for dirty tricks including missing out bits that u need or substituting bad stuuf for good stuff and even completely missing out whatever they feel like. I was caught by a 100 page position statement that they submitted of mine when mine was actually 2 pages.

Try get the documents agreed prior and start by agreeing an index. good luck slim

another thing not to overlook is the order and ive been done a few times there too. make sure you get a draft and check it .....check it well as they will try sneek something in and be very wary of the wording that can cause such a problem later...

heres my reminder for contact orders

• Contact Schedule
o Is the regular contact shedule defined?
o Are the times written into the order?
o Is the date set for the schedule to start?
o Are the arrangements for bank holidays and Teacher Training days defined
o If "half the holidays" how are the holidays divided? (1st week/2nd week, 1-2-2-1 for summer holidays)
o How do you decide who has the children the first week of holidays? Is it the one whose weekend it was at the start?
o Who should hold the passports and who is responsible for keeping them valid?
o How and when will passports be handed over from one parent to the other?
o What are the arrangements for Christmas or other religious festivals?
o Is there provision for arrangments to be changed if both parties agree to the change?
o Is there an "Any other contact agreed between the parties" clause to allow for additional contact?
o Are there arrangements for making up any lost contact?
o Do the arrangements for making up lost contact have a simple default such as one lost weekend is made up on the next weekend?
• Handovers
o Where are handovers to take place? E.g. school or nursery pickup/dropoff, childminders, one, other or both parents house, grandparents, public place with CCTV, Contact Centre.
o Who should be involved in handovers?
o What are the alternative handover arrangments as backup? E.g. what happens outside of school term time? If the normal person can't do handovers who should do it instead?
• Residence
o Is a residence order necessary? If it won't benefit the child the No Order principle should apply.
o Has residence been agreed?
o Is there a phrase such as "child will continue to reside with the [parent] who will make child available for contact as follows"? This orders residency by the back door and should not be accepted if this was not agreed. Other wording such as "Father to collect child from his home" rather than "Father to collect child from Mother's home" can have the same effect.
• Miscellaneous
o How will the child be known? This may be necessary if there's been an attempt to change the child's name without permission.
o Is liberty to restore required? If there is a history of breaches or the situation is likely to change this will make it easier to return to court as necessary.