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My ex won't let me see my child. I have to go through mediation but I think she will block it. What rights do I have. I'm not on the birth certificate. Do I have any rights, She has drug problems.
Hi TJ
I've moved this topic here to the Legal Eagle section as you will I'm sure get more responses in this section.
As you are not on the birth certificate you do not have any rights at the moment. I'm assuming as your ex won't agree to contact she is unlikely to agree to signing a Parental Responsibility Agreement. You will need to apply to court for this and you could at the same time apply for a contact order. Legal aid is no longer available for family law cases but there are many fathers here that decide to self represent. The fee for applying to the court would be £200 but you could be eligible for an exemption if you are on a low wage or benefits.
As you have already mentioned Mediation you might like to consider attempting this. Legal aid is still available for this and you can check if you are eligible here www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid
Courts on the whole like to see parents trying to resolve their problems before applying for their intervention. If you go to mediation and she refuses, well at least you have tried! You never know when she gets the letter form the mediation service asking her to attend she might agree, it's worth a try. Here's a link to the mediation service www.nfm.org.uk
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