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hello people , haven't been on for a while , I had a court case in February , was a litigant in person , the other party had legal help by way of a solicitor , their intentions were made clear from the start that I wasn't welcome in my daughters upbringing and set out to get some sort of injunction against me , needless to say I wasn't having any of it and dedicated every conscious moment to studying as much a bout family law as I could , it took me four mounths to get my initial hearing and to my amaizement I walked away with unsupervised contact for one day per week , 6 hours a day , I put it to the majistrate once he had made his mind up that although I was extactic about what he had given me that in time to come I didn't feel the contact was enough as me and my child have a really strong bond and to think we could only spend such a small amount ov time with each other for the for seeable future was a scary thing ...
their reply was the order is final and any other arrangement should be made between myself and mum which I have repeatedly tried to inforce everyweek, by way of texts( which her solicitor said was the only way we should talk )in good responseable nature to no reply whatsoever
wher do I go from here ? my date of order was 17th feb ... ive had my daughter back on time and pick upon time without fail and have done everything I can to get a response from the mother ... do I just keep swallowing it and hope she eventually cooperates ? do I re apply to court ?? im thankfull every moment were together but cant help feeling unjustifiably pushed out of my daughters life
the solicitor at the end of the hearing tried to pull a fast one by saying to the bench that as contact was orderd the child should reside at mums , which I have absolutely no problems with but after the excitement of winnig had calmed I realised I should of said or mentioned atleast that there was no application for residence mentioned or applied for but on my order it doesn't state she was granted residency /...
any help as always is highly appreciated , and thanks for getting me this far
keepsmillin people .. x
Hi There,
As you have your order in place, I would work with it as it is for now, wait until its been a good lengh of time, at least 6 months if not a little longer and you could then apply back to the courts for a change to the order asking for extra time, keep a log of every visit, pick up time exactly to the min and drop of time the same.
Also keep a log of every attempt to gain extra time, so in a book write it all out in order, pick up time, drop off time, txt to request extra time, any response you may get include the exact wording of the txt..
When and if you have to apply for a change to the order that will all help your case as you have done everything by the book.
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