Exh and indirect contact

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My exh took me to court as he wants our DD (6) to live with him. He hasn't seen her since June. I offered indirect as I asked for a section 7 report to be done and the judge and cafcas agreed that he needed to be checked out before any direct contact would be offered to him. We were in court on the 1st Nov where he was told that he had to write the 1st letter. DD still hasn't got anything off him. Would you chase it with my solicitor or leave it for him to potentially never write to her and go back into court and say we didn't get any letters from him. How do I encourage DD to write to him when she wants nothing to do with him. Any advice would be great.

Leave it. if he never writes then go back to court and say see? He didn't actually want contact he's just being a knob. Problem solved.

Leave it. Don’t encourage DD to write. Inform tge court at the next hearing.

My friend went through similar where her ex wanted contact with their 5 year old but because he hadn't seen him for years was told to start with a letter a month.

He bothered for about 6 months then stopped after letters being late etc.

If I were you I'd just leave it at the moment. But if he includes anything or writes anything that he shouldn't in the letters then get it documented.

It's on him to write the letters. Don't slag him off to DD but don't force her to do anything either.

Then when it goes back to court, they can see he doesn't bother, and of course he shouldn't get custody.