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Hi I’m a single dad who was recently giving full custody of my 2 kids as social work do an investigation as there mum was on drugs and overdosed this is the 3rd time. Am only finding this out as her and her mum kept it from me but this time a child protection officer came to my door n granted me full custody while they investigate this was on the 25th of may. A still haven’t received any money for kids as there mum is still claiming it and social work aren’t helping me much do you have any advice what to do? Also the kids mum thinks that she’s just gony get kids back after the investigation from social work . As this is at least the 3rd time that a now know about a want my kids full time . Can she just take kids bk? My heads all over the place the now and any help advice would be appreciated! Thanks.
Hi there
It’s up to you to make a claim for any benefits you’re entitled to, so I would contact the child benefit office, and if you’re on benefits you can tell the DWP about the changes to your children’s circumstances and they should adjust your claim accordingly.
I’m assuming your Scottish... family law in Scotland does differ from the law in England and Wales, so it might be helpful if you contact the Scottish Children’s Legal Centre, if you have any queries about the legal process, you’ll find a contact number on their website.
www.sclc.org.uk
You could ask them about a Prohibited Steps Order to prevent the children from being removed from your care, at the same time you could think about taking a more pro active approach and submitting a court application for the children to live with you. I would speak to the Children's Social Worker about whether they will support your court application to have the children stay in your care, if they are favourable to it, that would be helpful.
You might also find it helpful to attend a Families Need Fathers meeting in your area. Here’s a link to their website where you’ll find details about meetings and contact details for the organisers, the Scottish section is at the bottom of the page.
www.fnf.org.uk/help-and-support-2/local-branch-meetings
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