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Hi all,
I have attended assessment for mediation which my ex has too. I am waiting to see if she will go ahead with it. My son is 8 and half months and she has no child care to look after him to
Shall I just proceed with court? Will the court just wait till he's older so that she can attend? Babies can change so quickly.
Hi There,
You need to wait until she has confirmed whether she will continue with mediation first, until she has done this mediation is still an option as far as the courts are concerned, I don't think that your ex saying she can't get child care to be able to attend would be a valid answer as there is normally someone that can look after children for a short period of time.
If she does decide not to proceed with mediation then you will get a form from mediation to say that your ex hasn't attended and then you can proceed to court, the judge will then look at the case, I don't think they would defer mediation until the child is older they would look too set up some contact.
GTTS
Hi there,
GTTS has given you good advice regarding the procedure for making the application to court.
Here is a rough quantum of what contact to expect, bear in mind this is not 'one size fits all' and is generally used when there has been no contact. Most cases on here and that I've had experience of, tend to follow these amounts of contact. If the parents are able to agree once at court, then the judge will use their decision as the basis for an order.
http://www.familieslink.co.uk/pages/court_reporters_cafcass_child_contact.htm
Good luck π
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