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hi i am tring to find out at what age i can legally contact my daughter without having to go through the courts or her mother as she is now 16 going on 17 and i have not seen her since she was 2. found her on facebook and want to know if i can legally contact her.
regards ian
Hi and welcome
I can't say I have any knowledge of this I'm afraid however I will ask the childrens legal centre to log in and advise so you know 100% how to handly this.
Are you not able to go through her mother?
hi darren, thanks for the reply. the mother is totally hostile, i have been through the court system from the moment my daughter was born and was granted supervised contact but the mother would never play ball. last court case was 3 years ago.
regards ian
Ok well I've asked the CLC to drop by give them a few days to respond as they are generally busy.
Darren
Hi,
Obviously the CCLC will be along as well but i'll say that provided that an order was not made at the last set of Court appointments that prohibits you from contacting your daughter, then there is no issue with you doing this.
You are her parent as well. Good Luck 🙂
hi yoji thats what i thought but just want to be sure as i dont want to mess it all up, this is a delicate situation as mother would not hesitate to bring the full force of the law down. cant wait untill she is powerless to do anything.
just hope she has not poisend my girl to much.
Good luck and I'm sure she will want to hear from you everyone wants to hear from a parent who they lost contact with
Dear Stormarria,
Thanks for your query. Because your daughter is 16, there should be no limitations on you contacting her unless a court order states otherwise. At 16 a child is free to leave home, and a contact or residence order will only run until 16 unless it states otherwise. If the mother of your daughter has concerns about you contacting your daughter, then she would have to contact social services.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on 0808 802 0008
Many thanks,
The Childrens Legal Centre.
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