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My ex wife is trying to stop me seeing my children. She is telling me I must go through the courts (which I can't afford). Can she legally prevent me seeing my kids as I am paying weekly child support money and I am their biological father and am named on their birth certificates.
Thanks for any advice.
Won't cost too much apply for mediation then c100 for contact £215 ,birth certificate and money are seprate from contact a non resident parent can't just turn up and take the kids ,depending on there age you should get weekends,alternate Xmas and split birthdays
Hi there
Unfortunately paying maintenance for your children doesn't entitle you to contact with them.
If your ex s preventing contact your first step would be mediation to try and get some agreement in place. If this fails the mediator would sign off the form to enable you to make an. Application to court for a Child Arrangements Order. As the previous poster has said, it costs £215 to make an application to court and you can represent yourself, it's doable and many Dads here have done so with much success.
Have a read of the stickys at the top of the legal eagle section, there's lots of info about the process and if you decide to go ahead we will do all we can to advise and support you.
It might help for you to send a Families Need Fathers meeting in your area, where you'll meet others in a similar situation and have access to further advice. Here's a link to their website where you'll find details of meetings nationally
www.fnf.org.uk/help-and-support-2/local-branch-meetings
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