Good Afternoon,
I hope someone can help with the following.
I have a Final Court order with my ex and his mother. For them to have my daughter every other weekend. Which is agreeable. I was respondent to this court order.
Within The Final Order hearing my ex tried to get the judge to rule on Christmas, birthdays etc. The Judge stated he wasn't our social worker and we should work this out together.
CAFCASS have been involved due to his drug use and the mother in law alcohol issues. The states they are not to consume any 24 hours prior and during contact.
It is 'Ordered that Special Occasions and holidays should be agreed between parties'
Something we have not done.
We have not been communicating well.
Him and his mother falsely reported me to social services for mental health issues. This was immediately closed by social services and found no ground for concern. Social services advised me to make an harassment log with the police against them. Which I have done.
Simply they do as much as they can to make my life unbearable. But that is personal. I try my hardest not to let that affect my daughter.
We are returning to court soon as I had to make a specific order request to add my surname into my daughters name. I had filed documents prior to the final order hearing but it was seemingly lost within the court system. As such we are returning.
I am the applicant upon this.
My worry is can they bring up other issues with this hearing? such as requesting more time for Christmas, holidays etc. Or will the judge deal with the matter at hand...this being her name change?
It is the same judge who is overseeing the next hearing.