Defined contract order..

Mr_Green_Genes

Still not found what I was looking for (and those vampire slayers are very distracting ...) but I did stumble on this.

http://www.family-justice-council.org.uk/system_children.htm

I may need a little time. I know I'll find what I'm looking for eventually, after all, as they say, The Truth Is Out There.

Hang on, that was a different series. Mind you, that Agent Scully ...

koolmummy

GG is right there have been 2 very well publicized cases where residence has been transferred to fathers when the resident mother has frustrated contact habitually.

There have been some recent changes in children's act proceedings, since 08/12/08 all contact orders have a warning notice attached detailing the sanctions that a court can impose on a party who does not comply with an order.
Non compliant parties can be fined, ordered to pay financial losses to the contact parent such as the cost of a missed holiday,ordered to do community service, imprisioned and have residency transferred.
The process for enforcing a contact order is now much simpler that the old enforce the order/penal notice route. Hopefully they will be more succesful. The courts are always loathed to imprison a resident parent when it can be argued that it is contrary to the child's interests.
DONT use solicitors, worst case scenario you could be facing a year of litigation and spending I.R.O £10,000. Solicitors WILL prolong the litigation, you can D.I.Y.

Join FNF, they have great meetings in Brighton and are very helpful and supportive.FNF have a list of McKenzie friends - lay people who can assist you with the case, who charge much less than solicitors.

Good luck

koolmummy

P.M'd you Rebe

LizzieS_2

The only thing they don't tell you is that they won't put financial costs onto a pwc on benefits - legal aid will not foot the bill and the pwc is deemed on minimum income (been there as a nrrp).

Rebe

So given my OH's ex is oon benefits, if she still refused contact (with order) they couldn't fine her? Is that what you mean?