[Solved] Enforcement orders

Courts seem to dislike using the full force of enforcement powers, often the warning to adhere to the original court order is enough for most that are in breach to do as they have been ordered...its only a very small minority that don’t do as ordered regardless.... in fact, the vast majority of separated parents manage to sort it out by themselves, but we never hear about those here as most people that are getting on with things have no need to seek advice from forums such as ours.

Hi mojo, I've read on familys need fathers Facebook page that (there's a link to the official documentation and figures) that from six thousand applications for a enforcement of the order that only 1 % are successful, ONE PERCENTAGE OF SIX THOUSAND!! how is this possible?? This is our British law and with all the powers it holds, I find it gut wrenching and I'm flabbergasted because I know (in my own case) what is to come, no mud slinging will be chucked about her or shall I slag off the ex in any way, BUT, well ermmmmmm..... No better not, I'm pretty good at maths but I'm no Carroll vorderman so basically if (it's enviable) and when I have to go back to court for a enforcement of the order that's broken repeatedly, I will get diddly squat.

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Mate, I know it's difficult, but I think it will really help you to not worry about and anticipate problems you don't have yet. If I remember correctly, you don't have an order in place yet, so why worry about enforcement ? Right now you need to focus everything on getting the best possible order.

Yes it's true that a lot of enforcement applications are not successful, but I believe it's also true that a lot (most) people do follow the original order, in which case you don't need enforcement, and if you keep focused on that, it increases the likelihood that you won't need enforcement.

I used to worry about this too, and it was a waste of time and emotional energy, it turns out that so far anyway, the ex follows the order to the letter.