Jury service

[Rach7291]

This is going to sound a bit silly. My partner has jury service in a few weeks. He already deferred it because I have postnatal depression and was really struggling. I am still struggling just as much, if not worse. We are both very concerned now that this is going to make our situation worse. My mental health is awful and i really do rely on him heavily to help and support me with our baby. I’m assuming there is no way of him being excused based on this? I’m getting very stressed about it all

I was excused when my dh was ill. Phoned up and told them, did not want any proof and sent me a letter confirming I was excused. Seven years ago and have never heard from them since.

Doing your so called civic duty should not leave ppl out of pocket or struggling

I don’t disagree, but the reality is that it sometimes does!

Why won't he be home until 7pm ?

When I was called recently I was very honest with them that I have autism and I just didn’t want to do it. They were absolutely fine about it. Very understanding. I think if your dh calls them and explains then they will understand you are still recovering and need him at home.

Distance maybe? Our nearest Crown Court is a 4 hour round trip on a good day.

@peppermintcrumble he wasn’t excused because of my mental health. The first time he was called was the week my csection was booked for

@CarpetKneeswe live quite far away from the court

In fairness it wasn't long after COVID lockdown. So maybe that gave us some leeway.

But nope. No way he was taking the time off work with the pitiful allowance they offered.