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Dreading family court. HELP

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Firstmom264 · 03/12/2018 17:03

So if some of you have seen my previous threads you’ll know my situation. If not, here goes...
So my sons dad/my fiancé committed suicide over 20 months ago and since then his parents have blamed me for his death. I saw a solicitor a year ago and he advised me to not retaliate to anything and I haven’t. There has been so many nasty things wrote on social media about me and it got to the point that the police had to go and warn them to stop before things get worse. But they haven’t stopped and the police didn’t seem to want to get involved. I’ve got a folder full of statuses, saved messages that I’ve kept over the last year and a half. The parents have NO intention of being nice or civil to me and I’ve got no doubt that they would fill my sons head full of rubbish..
Anyway, they now want to get a child arrangement order in place after a year and a half of not seeing him and hurling online abuse at me.
I’ve got no knowledge of court proceedings or what happens in court. Has anyone got any advice? Obviously I’ve said I don’t agree to contact but what does everyone else reckon will happen? I’ve also written my statement ready for court about what’s been happening over the last year and a half. Someone give me some advice please! Stressing!
Thanks

OP posts:
MissMalice · 03/12/2018 17:08

These videos are really helpful:
There’s three in the series.

Just stick to the facts, stay child focused and you’ll be fine I’m sure.

BubblesBuddy · 07/12/2018 15:22

The court will act in the best interests of your child. They could look at supervised contact. Do you think your child should never see his/her grandparents? They don’t have any parental rights but you need to think about what’s best for your child. It’s not about what’s best for you, although I think you’ve been treated badly.

Get a solicitor or better still, a barrister to advocate for you. You don’t want them walking all over you but you need to know how much, or little, to concede.

seedi · 11/12/2018 12:23

Why would grandparents get supervised contact if they have acted so badly towards the OP? Surely that would not happen in a sane world.

prh47bridge · 11/12/2018 13:35

If the non-resident parent acts badly towards the resident parent, should the children be denied contact with the NRP? We are dealing with grandparents here but the same principle applies. The question is not how the grandparents have treated the OP (although that is relevant, especially if there are fears they might use contact to try and turn the OP's son against her). The question is whether it is in the child's best interests that he should have contact with his paternal grandparents.

MrsBertBibby · 11/12/2018 14:22

Although I think it is fair to say that the benefit to a child of a relationship with a parent is far more likely to outweigh significant disbenefits than would a relationship with grandparents.

Most kids can expect to grow up with two parents. Having a full set of grandparents is much less to be expected. My son's pgps died years before his birth. That is getting more common with increasing parental age.

seedi · 11/12/2018 18:19

OP I am so sorry that you and your son are having to deal with this utterly awful bereavement.

I truly hope the grandparents don't get to see your son- if they are poisoned in their views then I am sure no good will come of it.

I hope you and your son have real life support and I am very sorry that you are going through this.

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