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Could you offer to sleep downstairs on the sofa until you get the 2- bed house?
The fact that your daughter currently co-sleeps with her mother may be relevant, as it shows a level of adaptability in her sleeping arrangements.
Here are some points you could consider:
- Emphasize the adaptability of your daughter's current sleeping arrangements and the provision of a dedicated space for her in your home.
- Highlight the temporary nature of the current accommodation and the steps you've taken to secure a more suitable long-term living situation, such as the shared ownership application for a 2-bedroom property.
- Provide evidence of the suitability of the current accommodation, such as photographs or descriptions of the space, to counter the claims made in the mother's witness statement.
The court will weigh the short-term accommodation concerns against the long-term plans you have in place.
My case is now 25 years old, but at the time, I got both of my daughters from the mother at virtuall no notice. We set up a bunk bed in a separate area, and closed it off with a curtain, and immediately set about plans to extend to give them their own rooms. That was planned to complete 4 or 5 months in the future. When CAFCASS visited, they are happy that the bunk and closed off area were good interim measures, and that we had a longer term plan in place and they didn't raise any concerns about this. I would say you are in the same position - if you can prove that shared-ownership plan, I don't see an issue.
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