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chocolatespiders · 17/08/2010 18:41

Split with ex 5 years ago, it has always been not to bad between us, conatct has always been consistant with him and ds8 normally on weekend nights and the odd occasion during the week like when his new baby was born and he wanted ds to see the baby straight away.
When we were together his mum really did not like me she had problems with the fact that we had ds out of wedlock!! Anyway the last year ex has left ds more and more with his mum rather than spending his conact time with ds..
Ds doesnt like this as he mum makes comments about the clothes he is wearing and stupid comments about me so ds comes back to me upset and i have to deal with the fall out.
me and ex have both moved on with our lives and are both very happy but she just seems stuck in the past

A few months ago i told ex this and said i would rather he spent the time with ds and he wasnt dropped with his mum, clue an applications to court being made and our private maintenance arrangement stopping.

I am struggling to know which part of the form to fill in and return to the court but i am hoping to pop in to there tomorrow and ask them.

Is it worth me mentioning the nastiness from his mum or will it come to nothing in court ie will they tell me it his ex's decision who he leaves ds with on his contact days just like its my choice when he is with me.

Thanks for reading

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GypsyMoth · 17/08/2010 18:45

its his contact time to do as he wishes with tho....he cant stipulate who you leave ds with should you need a break/want to go out etc.

think you'll find this out tho...

i would avoid being overly critical about his mum too. will look bitter.

he has ds every weekend?

GypsyMoth · 17/08/2010 18:46

should say i'm no solicitor...just been through the court system

chocolatespiders · 17/08/2010 18:53

thanks for replying... he has contact one night at the weekend but is applying for every other weekend.

I kind of thought that about his mum, just slightly annoys me that i have to give up my time with ds for him to be left with his mum, and it is not just left for popping to the shop it is for longer periods and over night.. and it seems so unfair that ds has to endure such emotional nastiness.

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GypsyMoth · 17/08/2010 21:52

thing is she could still apply for her own contact with him....

babybarrister · 20/08/2010 08:05

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STIDW · 21/08/2010 00:01

How old is your son? His views will be considered in light of his age and understanding.

Contact with the extended family is generally viewed as a good thing. Perhaps rather than trying to prevent your son staying with his
Grandmother it would be more constructive to seek agreement to end the denigration.

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