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Hi,
I recieved my copy of the C100 back from the court and have served this over a week ago.
The C6 that came back said we are due in court the middle of November. It also says we should attend 30 minutes early to discuss the case with a view of to reaching agreement or narrowing the issues.. Is this normal?
I filled in section 7 of the C100 but thought I would perhaps be expected to put together a bigger statement before and perhaps submit to CAFCASS? In fact could CAFCASS get in touch at all?
And when do I find out my ex claims I cant see my daughter? Do I see her return submission or have to wait until court??
thanks!
answer to your question
cafcass will send both of you a letter introducing themselves
that will be about it until your first court hearing when they will be present in court to hear the direction hearing
If they have any concerns in court they will raise them and then they will get in touch to speak to you and your ex after you have filed your statements in which they will discuss her statement with you and vice versa.
Be careful not to slag your ex off in your statement, tell the truth and you cant be criticized for it and hope she slags you off
had my meeting with cafcass today and i thought it went well but only time will tell.
hope this helped
Hi there,
It's perfectly normal to request that you both attend and try and come to some agreement, it's great if you can but if not the case goes ahead as usual.
If you have filed a C1a with the C100 then CAFCASS are likely to contact you before the hearing. Otherwise they should be in attendance at the hearing and the judge will ask for reports if he feels its appropriate, these will be carried out in time for the next hearing.
The first hearing is just to determine what direction the case will take, if there are safeguarding issues, and what reports will be needed to help the judge get a fuller picture of what is required. If the judge requires a statement from you both he will instruct you at the hearing. It wouldn't hurt to have some notes in bullet point form about the issues and what you want to happen. If you have a schedule of contact that you would like to be included in the order then it's a good idea to have that too. It would also be a good idea to ask for an interim contact order....however if you haven't mentioned that you will be asking for this on the C100 form the judge might not agree to it.
If CAFCASS have been asked to do a schedule 2 report before the first hearing they will make contact with you and when they have interviewed you both they will write their findings in a report and you will get a copy, hopefully before the court date....although it has been known for the report to be given out on the morning of the hearing before going in! The report should contains any reasons/concerns your ex has about contact. CAFCASS usually do this interview over the telephone.
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