Hi all.
Just need some advice on what to do next
My exP currently has NC with our daughter, it's been about 5 months now. We left due to violence and abuse. Social services were involved, and after we fled they advised him to seek legal advice. I know wholeheartedly he won't be able to afford legal fees and also court fees. He works but he has a ridiculous amount of outgoings.. He's also due to have a DOE order for child maintenance. There is also an active non molestation order in place. My question is, do I seek some kind of legal protection for my daughter in terms of a prohibited steps order or child arrangement order or should I leave it.. Let sleeping dogs lie. I had threats of him going for 50/50 residency, that he'd fight me all the way etc etc.. The social worker laughed when I told her this and said the most he'd get is supervised contact in a contact centre for a very long time, but she's made a recommendation for no contact at all due to the level of abuse we suffered.. My solicitor has advised me that going for these orders is opening the door for him to make his own application when in fact it could be months/years before he decides to.. So I could be speeding up the process unnecessarily. I'm extremely happy for him not to see my daughter, he's damaged her emotionally and its taking a lot to make her realise that I won't ever abandon her.. I just feel a bit uneasy that I have no legal grounds, he hasn't got a clue where we are at the moment and he obviously can't come near me due to the non molestation order.. But I just fear one day he could just turn up and snatch her.
What would you do if you were me?...