[Solved] Review Hearing Advice

Now I am panicing!

Just been reading about court bundles. Obviously for the final hearing that we had back in January my solictors prepared all the paperwork and the court bundle. Do I need to do the same??

Surely the courts now have all the documents and the only thing we are discussing at the review is how to progress the contact and similar issues like holidays?

If I need to prepare a bundle I can, but is it necessary? The only thing I am submitting is a diarised version of the contact sessions and the ex has submitted a letter pleading her case for not letting me have extra time.

Any advice please?

can only give you my very limited experience and that I have a review hearing in few weeks and it is only scheduled for 1 hour - no further paperwork needs submitting at this stage for me as I believe the purpose is to see if we can come to an agreement before court then the judge will review what we can agree one hope to make an order , if not a contested hearing to follow with bundle to prepare,

have you submitted a position statement to the courts with what you offer and what you would like ? this is the only thing the judge said for me and my ex to prepare a -very short 2-3 pages position statement, this is not on the order I just took a note of it when she said it - maybe yours said a similar thing ?

I think a position statement is an ideal thing to do as it makes it a lot easier for the judge to have in black and white what you want what you can offer and how contact has been going etc

Thanks Eric14

When I hand in my diarised version of the contact sessions to date I plan to submit a statement outlining what I hope to achieve from the review.

This is what the ex has submitted (and refused to let me have) and she wants to keep the status quo for another 12 months and then review again!! I think she is clutching at straws knowing full well that the judge has intimated already he will be looking to increase the time I spend with my children.

As long as nothing else is required I think all should be fine!!

Yes it is a little worrying - I prepared so much and nothing was asked for however I felt at least I was prepared,

my case is different in that I want full residency i know the law has changed and it's now living with and spending time , my ex i don't feel

will ever back down so sadly our review hearing will then do to a contested hearing ....lucky for me i am self representing as i would not

like her barristers bill at the end ,

i am sure you have put in your statement how you feel the contact is benefiting you son and how increased contact will help normalise his

relationship with you and that he will be like 'other children' , I prepared a 'just in case' i don't get residency schedule were i have requested every fathers day , and if it's my weekend that mother day full's on i will allow the same for her to have the children on mothers day,
alternate birthdays or extra day around birthday , alternate Christmas so from 22nd -25th evening that way your son get's to wake up on boxing morning and do the whole Christmas thing again 'has Santa been etc.

also you could say 1st week summer holidays or last week or both than that way it's a way of keeping it around the same time each year ,

go in for a little more so you can compromise - make your statement all about your son's best interest , and all about how import it is for him to have the love and support from both parents

HTH

A review is literally a reivew I believe. A chronology helps - so copy and paste the old one, add, the order and add a statement. That should do. Make you you have notified the court you are LIP.

Good look

Thanks for the help guys.

When I dispensed with the solicitors services they got me to sign a document to send to the court stating I was now LIP so that is taken care of.

I have done the chronology of key points and dates throughout the events of the last 2 years and will submit a position statement along with my contact diary to the courts this week.

I am still however loathed to hand her the documents at the same time just as she continues to do to me!! Will I get in trouble if I give them to her nearer the hearing??

Brick

Make sure you given them to her in the timescale set by the court - you need to be seen to be acting properly, and if you ex doesn't then she doesn't help herself in court, which all is to your advantage.