Christmas arrangements - court again?

[Owlbabies1]

Hi, need some help around christmas arrangements please!!
We have a child arrangements order saying christmas holidays split 50/50 with set contact xmas eve - boxing day. This is meant to be agreed by 1st October.
I sent ideas 1st September but I still have not had an answer / reply with alternative on 3/11, even though I've asked for an answer 4 times since and I know email address active as other emails have been sent.
Other parent is an awkward sod and can be volatile at handovers.
What do I do?! How can I stop same thing Happening every year??

Thanks in advance

Does it not just alternate each year? What is he being awkward about?

I would send one saying what you want to happen and non response will be take as acceptance.

You can't stop this happening every year.

Hi both
Xmas eve - boxing day alternate, but the rest of the 2 week break is not set and needs to be decided between us.
So it's the rest of the holiday hes being awkward not responding to.

'Non respondence taken as acceptance" sounds good and would probably be great for most people. But I'd worry he would not turn up for contact /return as hes not actually agreed it. He barely keeps to the court order, never mind something on my say so.

Am I overreacting thinking court is only option?

I went back to court for similar reasons, so the order now says that if contact is not agreed by both parties it doesn't take place and he has to return DC at the agreed date/time. (It just said I had to make them available before). It definitely helped.

I've had to return to court several times for this. Now got a court order that sets out what happens for every single holiday.

Thanks. So frustrating but hopefully if they can change the order it won't happen every year.
@livingthedream12345 - if you dont mind - how do you have it set to split the 2 weeks with xmas day moving?

@owlbabies1. We have one parent picks up from School at end of term and handover on 27th/28th Dec.
I don't see DD every other Christmas, it's hopefully and end to the abuse though.
I set out a strategy for every single holiday and it was all agreed. Hopefully no more conflict.

Ours is defined, the two weeks basically swop over ever 2/3 days. Xmas day is split. One has xmas eve the other nye.

We have other bits where it's left to us. I have to stimulate communication on those occasions as I advised you. Especially works if you suggest something you know they wouldn't want.

My advice to anyone going to court now is get every single thing listed.

Ps you can't make him return on time. Mine certainly takes the piss. Normally late, especially on special occasions, but I can't afford to spend thousands going back and to be honest I'm not sure they would care or that it would stop him.