Hi everyone, I would like to hear from anyone who has experienced family court / non compliance of court orders.
My husband has been divorced from his ex for almost 8 years now. We met three years after he got divorced when his son was three years old. During the divorce my husband applied for a child contact order. This was granted by the court and it ordered his ex to make their son available for contact at mutually convenient dates and times. She complied with it for about 6 months at most but she made pick ups and drop offs very difficult and she stopped all contact as soon as she found out that he had met someone else (me). She made it clear to him that she did not want him to ever meet anyone else and told him he was not allowed to be happy with anyone except her and to punish him she was going to kill their son and burn the house down. She has not met anyone else in the past 8 years and not had any more children.
He has tried desperately to speak to her but she ignores his calls, doesn't reply to messages, emails, letters sent recorded delivery etc.
To cut a long story short, we eventually got married, bought a house and had a baby. My husband and I have attended every single parents evening since he started school, hubby is in regular contact with the school about his welfare and progress etc.
The last parents evening was a few weeks ago. He is not doing well in school, has emotional issues, and cannot speak to male teachers easily.
Husband applied to the court for a new contact order and the first hearing is due to take place in a few weeks time. She has not responded to the court to confirm her attendance.
My husband bumped into her a few weeks after she was served her court papers but she blanked him and ran off in the opposite direction. Her way of dealing with everything is to bury her head in the sand and ignore it all.
My concern is that she won't turn up in court and if the judge makes a ruling in her absence then she still won't abide by it and won't speak to him about arranging child contact.
His son has never met his only half sibling and I would love for them to meet and get to know each other and have a great relationship. I even went to her house to explain that i have no ill feeling towards her, i respect her as the mother of my daughter's brother and would like to get along for their sake. But she ran back in the house and slammed the door.
We are all professionals, none of us have a criminal record and there is no history of any form of domestic violence at all from my husband.
If anyone could share their experiences or give us some helpful tips then I would be ever so grateful.