Court agreement

Nicky321

In Sept my son went to court over access of his daughter, he was granted and all the arrangements where written down on the agreement. Now his daughters mother has decided she wants to change this, what can he do?

19lottie82

Remind her that these arangements were set out by the court, so she has a legal obligation to stick to them. If this has no effect, then a lawyers letter. If still no luck, he will need to take her back to court.

Why does she not want your son to see their daughter?

zzzLazyDaisy

This is a persistent and known problem among a minority of parents with care. They know that if they do not comply with the order this will mean the NRP having to go back to court, with all the inconvenience and expense that entails. The PWC then turns up, makes empty promises and the cycle begins again. Ultimately the court has the power to send a non-compliant PWC to prison - and there have been cases where this had happened - but the court is between a rock and a hard place because the interests of the child are paramount, and removing the child from its main care-giver is never going to be a preferred option.

I personally know a man who spent over two years and over £10,000 battling through the courts for contact with his baby daughter - the baby is now a beautiful 14 yr old, so you can imagine what that would cost today. The nightmare only ended when the PWC's wealthy father refused to pay his daughter's legal fees any longer.

OP I sincerely hope your son can resolve this with his child's mother without the need to go back to court.

Dx

flutterby_lil

Get your sons solicitor to send her a letter, reminding her that a court order is in place. My partner had to do that when arrangements started to break down and everything is back to normal again, well apart from the abuse he suffers every time he drops his daughter off.