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Mediation/lawyers letter advice

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biscuit2403 · 15/12/2023 17:52

My ex sent me a lawyers letter stating he wanted to see my son on his 4 days off between 12-6.

The lawyers letter stated that I had been withholding contact which I hadn’t been.

He told me to ignore the letter because there is a second letter coming out which states he wants to see him 2/3 days of his 4 days off.

He picked 4 days in December that suited him to see our son and I said okay and he collects him 11-4.

My proposal was that he takes him overnight two nights and one day full contact. He declined this.

Today I called his lawyer and accepted the first letter 4 day contact 12-6. I sent my ex a text to say it would take effective immediately and he has in turn blocked me. Told me that he doesn’t want to go ahead with this and wants to stick to what we had agreed between us, he said if I don’t accept his other proposals in his further letters he will take me to mediation.

He is due to pick our son up on Sunday and I told him to collect him at 12 as going by the letter and he said no he will be there at 11. Should I stick to my guns and not be home until 12?

I really want to stand my ground here with him, I am happy with this first letter now I’ve had time to think about it. What would happen at mediation if I said I was happy with this, would he have to give reasons as to why he’s changed his mind?

I have bent over backwards for this man but as usual I am getting the “you’re being difficult, you’re a psycho” attitude because I am not letting him do as he pleases

Would it go against me if didn’t hand him over at 11 as agreed in a text?

OP posts:
Lifechangesontheway · 16/12/2023 07:06

Can you agree 11-6 as a compromise with the caveat that in future once a contact plan is agreed both parties will stick to it and not seek to alter it.
don’t agree anything by casual text message in future. It is an agreement in writing once you send the text. A court would be in shaky ground enforcing it in this case as there has been a legal agreement as well so it’s all a bit messy.
i would just compromise on this occasion but going forward I would be more robust in responses I send about contact.

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