[Solved] just some advice

Hi

You can apply for a Child Arrangements Order using a C100 form. First though, you would have to attempt mediation as the mediator needs to sign the C100 so that you have permission to apply.

Generally when there is such a big distance between parents homes, arrangements are usually for extended periods in school holidays.

You would apply to the court closest to where the children live.

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken by CAFCASS and they will be part of the court proceedings. If you have any old paperwork regarding CS giving permission for you to see the children.

yeah im not sure if its possible to apply for the court closest to where my children live

for starts i only know they are in the yorkshire country im not actually sure what specific area and on top of that not sure i can afford 400 quid to go travelling that far

is there maybe any other way of using my local court

Hi There,
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I have just logged in quickly after reading your private message.
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I think what Yoda has said is the case, you would need to make the sacrifice to travel in order to move things forward, The court where your ex lives would need to be the one that handles your case, as you are bringing the case against her then it's down to you to travel.
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As for not knowing where they live, there is a form that you can fill in when applying to court which will search and find your ex, they would need as much info as you have on your ex but they are able to find where she is so that the papers can be served.
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As aready said you would need to firstly try mediation, so there would be a good chance that if the court found your ex, they would still ask you too attend mediation, though I'm not 100% sure if that is correct.
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I know money may be tight but if you want to move things forward it is going to be down to you to find the money, it may be difficult, but you would need to find the money to travel and see your children if the court assist you in an arrangement order.
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GTTS

Hi it's a C4 form that you need to locate them. If you don't know where they are, you can claim exemption from mediation as you have no way of contacting them.

There is no way to do it through your local court. If you applied locally, it would just get sent to the court closest to them for the hearings anyway.

If you are on a low income or benefits, you can apply for a reduction or exemption from court fees using form EX160a

is there anyway that i can claim expenses for traveling up to there local court

like any charity that helps etc not sure if there is or not just a possibility that maybe there is

HI There,
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I don't know of any charities that could assist you, there may be some but I haven't heard of any, you may need to ask family to support you in order to go to court, but be aware that there are likely to be multiply hearings especially with your history as there would probably be safe guarding taking place and this would probably be ordered at the first hearing, if your ex continued to make things difficult then the amount of hearings would increase, when I was in court some years ago, there were no claims of safe gaurding or any other claims and my case still went on for 18 months with 4-5 hearings so you would need to budget for at least that.
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I'm not trying to put you off applying to court but making you aware that you are going to need to find funds to travel on multiple occasions in order to see this through to the end
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GTTS

thanks for everyones reply
but i decided to ring my local court and they told me that no place can fund it

but depending on the judge who has the case i may be allowed to have a phone interview if i cant afford to travel

Hi There,
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Well that sounds hopefull, fingers crossed for you and keep us posted.
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GTTS