Desperate for help - child rights.

squirrelchops

Please don't contact Social Services about contact - they will tell you to seek legal advice.

Form C100 - available here:

https://www.gov.uk/looking-after-children-divorce/apply-for-court-order

£215 but will get it into Court for your son to get contact.

Voyager2002

squirrelchops wrote: »

Please don't contact Social Services about contact - they will tell you to seek legal advice.

Form C100 - available here:

https://www.gov.uk/looking-after-children-divorce/apply-for-court-order

£215 but will get it into Court for your son to get contact.

Indeed: but since the mother is not communicating, a concerned parent might well ask Social Services to visit and confirm that all is well. Getting such a report might count in his favour if things later come to court.

marywooyeah

He should only contact social services if he has genuine concerns for the childs welfare, they're overstretched as it is without bogus or spiteful referrals.


To the poster who posted a link to the c100 form; the applicant would need to show what steps they has taken to resolve the matter outside of court, which is usually shown by a mediation exemption form, an FM1. Hebshould awaitnthe mediation referral outcome gefore applying.

FBaby

Indeed: but since the mother is not communicating, a concerned parent might well ask Social Services to visit and confirm that all is well. Getting such a report might count in his favour if things later come to court.

What report? That he called Social Services to go and knock on the door because he couldn't be bothered to do it himself? As said Social Services have enough to deal with children who are at risk. Unless he had serious concerns when they broke up, in which case he should have contacted them much sooner, he has no reason to contact them.

I totally sympathise with his anguish, but he is not helpless and social services are not there to help him.

squirrelchops

Absolutely Fbaby - Social Services are not going to visit! Unless there are welfare concerns but please OP don't try to 'make up' welfare concerns just to get SS to visit (yes, this does happen with astonishing regularity).

Many members of the public do not realise how often SS are called about contact issues, thus taking the time away from children who really do need protection or support.