Social Worker advice needed

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My partner took me to court for alcohol, social and court were involved and I was a week off of obtaining a residency order and my behaviour was detrimental.

The children are now with their dad and we have not heard from social however they have been informed.

I slipped up with the drink to a point where he needed to step in, I had also been issued an alcohol undertaking

We are both as parents working together, to get the help and cause minimal disturbance to the kids.

What will happen?

You might be better posting in legal rather than aibu.

You might be better posting in legal rather than aibu.

Thank you X

What was the last thing the social worker said to you?
I assume if they are with their dad they are happy enough however if back to you and husband reported it could be a child protection issue- initially they would go on the Child Protection Register and if no improvement they could bring proceedings and ask that they stay with their dad.
should say I am not a social worker but work in this field.

They are happy with dad, I am there every day but they want to come home.
It's so difficult, I had to do one thing but mental health crept up.
I love my children more than anything.

Speak to your solicitor for advice

I don't have a solicitor Jane, the case was closed with social very quickly

Can anyone please give me any advice?

Waiting on my social worker to call but she closed the case and I think she is on holiday

I’m not a social worker but I have some experience in this field. It sounds to me as if the following is your situation:-

1. Your drinking was causing the children to be at risk so they were removed from your care.
2. The children are now living with their dad so they are no longer at risk and social services have ceased their involvement.
3. You have regular contact with your children - although it’s not clear whether this is unsupervised or not.
4. You would now like the children to return to living with you.

What you need to do now:-
If the children’s father is in agreement (and you are addressing the issues that led to you being a risk to the children) then you could start increasing contact to regular overnights at your house with a view to them returning permanently to your home.
If the father is not in agreement then you will have to go to the family court to seek an increase in contact or to change who the children live with. You will have to demonstrate that this will be in the children’s best interests. You will probably also be asked to prove your abstinence from alcohol and the steps that you have taken to address the issues that led your unsafe behaviour.

In the meantime, you should continue using your time away from the children to improve your own situation and should make sure that you are the best mum you can be when you are having contact with them. In addition to the work you’re doing to address your issues with alcohol, I would recommend doing some parenting courses.