[Solved] witts end with worry

Sounds like you have been having contact and so you need to submit your statement with any evidence you can to show how well contact has been going, any reports from contact centre or cafcass etc that show contact is good should be enough to prove it for you.

It will be down to the judge but they may want to cafcass to do a check up on things so likely another s7 report, but again, just find evidence to prove the contact is/was good.

Hi there

Throughout all the allegations, contact has been happening, if her position statement contains nothing new; no new developments, theres a good chance the judge will want to progress contact further and hopefully make a final order.

If all the reports from the authorities have been good so far, again thats a good indication that the court wouldnt want to go backwards.

Has the court asked you for a statement of response? If not you can file a brief Position statement of your own, but you cant attach evidence to it. However you can refer to the evidence you will be relying upon, if youre drawing that from the reports, the court will already have them, so its just a matter of referring back to them, mentioning specific paragraphs in the reports. If you have other evidence such as photos of your child having fun and being happy with you, you can memtion those and say that you have them with you, if the court would like to have sight of them.

If you have been asked to file a statement, then you can attach any evidence you have to it.

Try not to get too bogged down in what the other side are saying, or asking for, just concentrate on putting your best case, keeping it all about your child and how well all the contact has been going and how strengthened your bond has become.

You've done so well, youve done everything thats been asked of you and you have good factual reports to back you up... well done and keep up the good work.

All the best

thankyou very much, im in court this week,, the court has asked me, us for position statments and all i had is the proof that ive done all that was asked, and contact has is going well, however the ex has made up lies saying baby is withdrawn, not her self and saying ,, xxxx words, this is just not true, i do want this to be a final hearing,, ive done this for to long, and its gotten me very down i cannot even think right, with worry all the time, it never leaves me,

thanks what do you mean? more section 7 reports,,, cafcass has closed its case , on me,, but her solicitor want to get cafcass on board again,, and wants a contested hearing,, so will it be a final hearing,, i surpose not,,

Have you taken photos of you together looking happy? If not just use the PS to tell them about doing everything that was asked of you, Perhaps say that having supervised and supported contact helped you a lot to develop a close bond with your child, and that you welcome and appreciate the good reports that have been made as they show how well the contact sessions went. Refer the court back to specific numbered paragraphs in the reports that are favourable.

Stay strong and hold your head high, you’ve done everything you can to be in your child’s life and you have good reports to prove it.

Don’t forget... if the child is displaying signs to her mother, you could point out that the child may well be picking up on the mothers anxiety, and if the mother were to take the reports on board and encourage contact, she may see a difference in the child s demeanour. Saying that when your child is with you, she is happy and relaxed in your company.

If it's a contested hearing it may not be final, if I've read your original post then you've been having contact for 2 years and contact centre for a year....with case closed to cafcass the judge could order fresh report....I pretty much had this every year...every time ex came out with new crapmafter stopping contact the judge would order new s7 reports to get a current view of the situation.

You've had good advice here and if you have jumped through all these hoops, I doubt the court would want to stop things or go in reverse. However, it's hard to know what an individual court would decide?

Is contact still taking place?

contact has been good super vised and suported contact, good reports, ive been in contact center for one year, and out on my own now, with baby wich the ex dose not want, she wants contact center, and cafcass in volved again, even after they said there not involved any more so its a final hearing next week, and exs solicitor wants contested hearing,, and to get cafcass to do more checks? again, ?

At final hearing if not already submitted take a copy of any reports from contact that confirm what you are saying about contact being good. focus on that and that CAFCASS see no need for their involvement so have closed the case to them.
all that should direct the judge to allow contact to continue, i'm sure your ex will kick off at that by sounds of it but you have the proof that contact shouldn't be in contact centre forever, it has to progress / continue outside as you've said you've been having.
Your ex will ahve to have a very good argument for the judge to keep it from happening.

if you get the right result and she kicks off then your next course of action is to have the order enforced, if you suspect this will be the case i personally would be asking the judge what protection is there for your child and your contact should the ex stop it again.