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Hi all,
I am currently gong through a really sticky divorce, my son lives with me after his mother threw him out, how ever my daughter still lives with her. Although I have bought my daughter a mobile phone and have made arrangements (through the solicitors) to talk to her on Wednesdays and Sundays this has rarely worked.
I call my daughter everyday to talk to her but the phone just rings and rings, I know for a fact that the mother is (conveniently) silencing the phone and hiding it so that my daughter does not know that I am calling.
Does anybody now where I can find the legal information in particular phrasing regarding parental contact, I know its in the Child Act somewhere, but I can't find it.
If I'm to talk this to court I want to quote her solicitor with the right information regarding the Law and my rights as a father/parent.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kindest regards,
Jon C
Hi Ian,
I have gone through the document and can't find anything that will help.
Still looking though....
Cheers
You could have a word with her school and see if they are happy to speak to your daughter, to arrange a time when you can ring her and speak to her at school. It may be worth asking the school if the pastoral support worker can have a couple of sessions with your daughter.
Hi there,
I have asked the schools Pastoral Care Worker for help, but she stated that they have to have the agreement of both parents.
However, I didn't ask about talking to my daughter using the school to facilitate the call.
Thank you for the advice, I will speak to her school tomorrow.
Kindest regards.
Hmm, that's not the experience I had with my youngest a few years ago. It was 6 months before I even knew that my daughter had been seeing the pastoral care worker weekly, and that was only because my daughter happened to mention it - perhaps when you speak to your daughter, you could mention it to her - she may be able to approach the PC worker without the permission of either parent.
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