Indirect contact order query

[ChaoticEvil]

If a court order says ...

"Respondent mother shall make the children available for indirect
contact only with the applicant father, limited to letters, cards and gifts."

does that mean the father should not be trying to see the children in person?

Its a really long and messy story which I am happy to share if required, but the nutshell is that is the court order and the father wants to see the children (older teenagers) against their wishes and has started attending their events / hobbies and trying to meet them after school.

Father says that as the order doesn't expressly forbid him from seeing them he is entitled to do so even though its upsetting the children.

Mother would obviously like to stop him doing so.

TIA

It does say indirect contact only. That would imply no face to face direct contact

Well thats what I kind of assumed, but to be honest he can get me convinced the sky is green and the grass blue if he talks to me enough. I just wondered if there was any legal thing somewhere I could say to him. If not I am not sure what I am going to do. I assume I would have to go back to court.

Point out to him what the order says and provide him with another copy of it to reinforce what you say.

If he persists in trying to see the children, you will need to apply to the court for a non molestation order to prevent him approaching the children.

There are usually very good reasons for courts to order indirect contact only to a parent.