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Hi Gang.
Just wanted to share my good news. In my final court order I was able to get a better offer then what I was asking for in my position statement!
The judges decided the ex request for only fortnightly overnight contact was not reasonable and advised that I should be able to exercise my PR and informed us in court that I should see my child twice a week for half days leading to over night contact in couple months.
All in all. Thank you to all the support I got from here. I actually enjoyed the court arena representing myself in the end and wanted the case not to be closed! But all in all the judges liked me and wanted me to exercise my PR with my son.
All on all a day of success.
Great news AD 🙂
Result ! , I'm praying for a similar outcome in court next week
You be fine mate! It is always better to start now then later. Children grow up so quick. I hear about too many stories were the fathers just go out of the lifes of the child hoping one day the child to return...
How I see it is.... IT IS YOU who should be trying your hardest to gain contact and not to give up.
Good luck for next week!
... IT IS YOU who should be trying your hardest to gain contact and not to give up.
Try telling that to my ex - she was (probably still is) of the opinion that it is the children's job to be keeping contact with her, and not the other way around!!
Actd good way of thinking. Yeah I really do think children are clueless until they get older to see justice. It will be more rewarding knowing as an father or someone gaining contact tries his upmost best so that day when a child turns to the father and says what did you do to see me dad? Atleast you can go through everything. We all know there are ex's that can be vindictiv. We just have to raise above these challenges and tackle via legal route.
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