EXP trying to make contact - Help

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EXP has tried to make contact over FB recently. He has not seen DD or DS in almost 9 years and only a few hours supervised in my home in the year before that.

He took me to court for contact then either only showed for 1hr of the 2hr slot or not at all for a month then nothing. Took me back to court, granted the same 2hrs supervised each week and did the same again.

He had not paid maintenance, sent birthday cards etc.
The DC's are aware of him and have no desire to see him. They are 12 and 10.

DH and I have been together for 8 years. The DC's call him dad. He has raised them. We now have another DC.
EXP now has another 2 children.

I guess this is a WWYD? I have blocked him on FB as my solicitors details have never changed so feel he could contact them again.
Would a court force the DC's to have contact at their age? Please help.

Ignore new girlfriend. None of their business.

Wait for any legal docs from solicitors and deal with it only then.

You could in the mean time if you have records make a chronological history of previous court orders, how often and how long he bothered attending plus his other history so you have it easy to go.

OK if you're in Scotland the age when children's views have to be taken into account is 12 but actually the court reporter did see my younger children too.
My daughter filled in a form stating her views - I asked my dad to help her with it as I didn't want her to feel pressure from me.
The younger two didn't have this option. But even though she'd filled in the form, she still had to discuss her wishes afterwards with the court reporter.
The form was read out in court so it's not private.

I'm only telling you this because I like to know as far as possible what might happen if xyz happens.
Holding your nerve is a good plan.

It's all about the money. Which your children are entitled to, but he's not entitled to contact with the children in return for it. Most especially after such a long time of showing zero interest, and particularly when the children would not welcome it.

Don't respond to any contact from him or his partner if it's not via your solicitor. Once CSA start making deductions from his salary I doubt he's going to to be in a position to try to enforce contact via the courts as that could cost him a packet. A packet which he's unlikely to have at his disposal unless he's a very high earner.

Do and say nothing, and wait.

Thank you all so much. I feel a little calmer now, the walk helped.

I shall simply sit tight and await his next (official) move. I will wait to the DC's are at school on Monday and dig through the old paperwork to get a file together then it is there should I need it.

The more I have thought today the more I realise this is just about money . He passed us in a local city centre last Christmas and not a word (thank god!), he lives around 30min away and not a peep. I have purposely kept the same mobile number so he could never claim he had no means of contacting me. My parents live in the same house. DH has a very public job... need I go on? He had so many ways of getting in contact and didn't until the CSA finally demanded this money. How very very sad. He has missed out on 2 beautiful, creative, clever and kind children. He is a complete stranger to them.