Grandparents rights - loosing battle

[luckz666]

We have been to court due to my bf mum wanting contact with our son who is almost two. We have had no contact with her in 13 years due to issues she caused between us!
Cafcass have filed a section 7 report and have recommended contact even though we both believe it's not in our sons best interest!
We have to go back for a full hearing next month!
Has anyone been through anything similar?
We cannot afford a solicitor so any advice would be appreciated

You have to get some proper advice from someone who is able to read your CAFCASS report. Unless you get this report overturned, it is likely that your boyfriend's mum will end up with some sort of contact now that CAFCASS have recommended it and even though it says supervised, it's unlikely contact would be in a contact centre for very long.

If you can't borrow the money from somewhere for a barrister, try a McKenzie Friend. I know you say you can't afford it but from the tone of your posts it sounds like you can't afford not to.

I doubt the report will get over turned as there is no evidence that she is likely to harm him!

But you won't know that until you get some proper advice and if you really don't want this to happen you need to find out what your options are, otherwise the magistrates/judge will order contact to go ahead if there's no risk according to CAFCASS.

Go and get a free half an hour with a solicitor - you need professional advice with someone who has read the paperwork - GP rights are rarely given anyway let alone when there has been no significant relationship.

You were given good advice on a previous thread and some good groups to contact

I didn't think it would get this far to be honest, as I thought grandparents had no rights especially when there has been no prior contact

Hence getting some professional advice on the cafcass report as there is probably something missing or a lie she is telling you havn't spotted . Does the report say WHY she should have contact?

Adults don't have rights, not parents or grandparents. The children have the right to a relationship with their family (parents, grandparents etc).Afaik there's nothing in law that says a child will only be allowed contact with a grandparent if there was a prior relationship; that's just what normally happens.

It doesn't state why but I did ask the question and I was told that our son has a basic human right to see his grandparents despite past events as he is not risk of harm! It does state that he could e at risk of emotionally harm if he sees any animosity!