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I have a contact order in place enabling me to see my youngest every other weekend and on ad-hoc days and for holidays as and when agreed with their mother.
Who can I contact if I want clarification on some of the specifics of the contact order as Mum seems to have a controlling handle on some of the less clear guidelines and happily uses this self bestowed power to trample over my time with my son?
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Hi. When the contact order was made, were you not given a copy of the order? You should have been!
It sounds like it was more of an agreement between you and the mother than a formal contact order as it sounds like significant amount of your contact is dependent upon being agreed with the mother of your child/ren as opposed to being set by the court.
Can you explain how the contact order came about and what your contact schedule was meant to be.?
The looser the contact order or agreement made - the more room for someone to manipulate it in their advantage.
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