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Hi my fellow sufferers.
My 1st post ever & maybe one that can bring hope to those bearing up under the heart smashing pain of being unjustly denied access to your child by a bitter bench mother. I left an abusive relationship in Dec 2013, within a week I had been contacted by police over a text message I had sent in response to having money taken, multiple holidays booked, friends and family verbally attacked. This continued for months, culminating in me being served with an ex pater non mollestation order while I was. Out of the country, upon my return (7 days had passed) I read the order that was granted without any input from myself, when challenged I was Informed that 7 days had passed so it was not as straight forward to do so, within weeks, access denied by mother, sent sms calling her vindictive when denied access arrested for breaching order... 150 hrs community service £600 fine (£2000) legal fees.
I start recording all calls & logging all events and actions. 9 month go by, always issues with access, she turns up at my sisters birthday party 9pm uninvited, stays till 3 am bad mouthing me @ every juncture, ( no reaction or words from me) The week before party I had asked her not to slap my daughter over her snappy dog in an sms message, unbeknown to me she had gone to police again before showing up at party abt dog sms, sent sms asking her not to come to any family parties again, arrested again for breach 40 hrs BBR & probation (£1360 costs). She stops all contact, March 2015. I apply for contact order..July 2015 1st hearing, final hearing 18th March 2016. Managed to chat with cafcas after squatting in his court office, gave me 5 mins to pitch my case, managed to convince him to ask for fact finding hearing X2 for the allegations of DV she made (scotch schedule alleged 29 different things & original non mollestation order granting.
4 adjournments by respondent mothers legal TEAM ( all funded on legal aid because of DV allegations (unproved and unfounded) Myself I am litigant in person 😮 scotch schedule ordered by court down to 10. Another adjournment for police disclosure November 2015. Even after previous judge did not grant disclosure they applied again ( different judge) it W's granted adjourned 2nd Feb 2016. All this time no contact t at all no phone calls nothing whatsoever in terms of access. 1 day fact finding hearing g finished at 1.30 verdict returned. Not one allegation proved or founded against me. She was Shown to have lied multiple times with forethought and malice.
Here is the joke her barrister wanted to appeal. Final hearing March 18th. Cafcas now hopefully will speak to me. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Truth can win out stay strong , don't be reactive, no matter how testing, record every call sms and email. Evidence weighs strong in court. I had a mountain of it, be strong your gonna need every ounce, hit the gym (hard) it will clear the mind and release the tension. Don't forget to breathe ( deeeeeep.)
any bloke out there need some guidance i am only to pleased to help.
well done, most importantly for not breaking!
Hi Sienna and welcome to the forum
Thank you for sharing your story, positive outcomes such as these are an inspiration to our members.
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