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Hi Dads
im new to this and am so happy found somewhere like this to get advice.
i have be battling to see my son for most of his life and his mother is trying her most to not let me see him.I have done everything i can and dont know what to do next.
any help will be much appreciated
How we have no rights is a joke
regards
Adam
Hi Adam
I'm sorry to hear that you are having problems seeing your little boy, we will do what we can to help you.
When you say you have done everything you can, have you attempted mediation to try and get some arrangements in place? Perhaps you've got as far as court but she is ignoring the decision of the court?
There are options open to you if the mother is continually obstructive, it's your little boys right to have a full and loving relationship with both of his parents.
Mediation is the first step when trying to negotiate a schedule of contact, you would attend at a mediation service near to where your ex lives, discuss with the mediator your situation and what you would like to happen and leave it up to the mediator to contact your ex to arrange an appointment. Here's a link to the mediation service
www.nfm.org.uk
If this fails or she refuses to attend, the mediator will sign the court form to enable you to make an application to court for a Child Arrangements Order. You can instruct a solicitor to do this for you, or you can think about representing yourself, many dads here have taken this route with much success and its very doable...we would advise and support you as much as we can.
Have a read through the stickys at the top of the legal eagle section, there's plenty of information about the court process which you may find useful and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
All, the best
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