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Help needed ablut family court

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cscottxox · 25/09/2017 10:30

Hi all! Ive never posted here before so please excuse me if im in the wrong place! Here goes..

I have a 7yr old little boy and me and his father seperated when he was 10mnths old. I was only 20 at the time and we argued back and forth quite a lot! Things said on both sides ect. Anyway. He decided to change his address and contact number and i have had no contact with him since! I did however keep a civil relationship with his mum and she would pick up my son 2 nights a month to see him. His dad has always popped in and out when he pleases to see him but never anything consistant which obviously really upsets my son. My husband has helped me to raise my little boy since he was nearly 2 and we have 2 children. My ex has also gone on to have 2 children who my son has never been allowed to meet which massivley upsets him. My little boy is no longer going to his nans for a number of reasons. Mainly being him not wanting to. His grandparents are elderly and he gets very bored. Also there has been a breakdown in relationship between me and his nan as whenever i told her about things that were going on when my sons dad turned up to see him ie..he took him to a pub,let him watch violent 18rated movies and posted innapropriate photos of my son on social media. She would get angry and upset with me. His dad has now decided to go to court for access and i am worried he will be able to take my son overnight and i wont have any contact number or address for him? Im sorry this is so long winded . I have sought legal advice all of which contradicts one another so was hoping to find someone who might have been in a similar situation?! Im at a complete loss and my anxiety is through the roof! Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Sad

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user1493413286 · 25/09/2017 13:18

As part of the court process CAFCAS who are court appointed social workers will do a report to help the courts make a decision. As part of that you can share your worries as well as in court.
If your son isn’t seeing his dad regularly st the moment the contact wouldn’t immediately start as overnight as that wouldn’t be fair on your son and you can say that.
Also it’s rare that you wouldn’t be allowed to know where he’s staying or have the number; normally only if that’d put either parent at risk.

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