hi,

try to remain calm. here is some great advice on how to deal with these:

How to deal with Non-Molestation Orders in Family Court

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFmMm-o_NE8

@bill337 Agree with you 100% the same thing happened to me and a few more it seems!

The link that you sent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc09do6nr4c says it all really.

@bill337 

Thanks. 

it says on the letter “there is little evidence to support the assertions if notified that the applicant will be at risk of harm or will be dissuaded from pursuing the application.”

At the hearing you can say that you do not agree with the allegations.  The Judge may try to persuade you to accept undertakings which is a promise to the court not to do certain things.  Or the Judge may make the order for the time being saying 'there is no finding of fact' and set a date for a hearing when you can put your side across.  Is there something else going on such as child contact?  If not and you don't need any contact with her, then its probably easier to accept undertakings and move on.

I have experience in this, if you would like to have a chat over the phone I can guide you in the right way. PM me.

I have been through the same. As others have said, just keep calm during the hearing. Do you have children with your ex too and what is the arrangement with that? 

You may suggest just accepting an undertaking which is simply a promise you will not contact your ex in anyway and not threaten her etc. There will be no non mol placed on you but if you break the conditions you can be punished for it. As much as I wanted to contest mine, I just accepted in the end but on a non admissions basis and with no fact or findings made against me. It was very tame report anyway, even the ex's solicitor said that and the judge. If you contest it, you will probably have to wait months for this hearing, by that time, you could have served most of the non mol anyway. I know its frustrating, but ask any questions if you need to,

@champagne Thanks. There is also a contact issue, I am in the process in starting a court order for contact and for a parental responsibilities order

@fer17 We have a child together, she is only 6 months old and I haven't seen her since she was 10 days old, she has completely stopped myself and my family from seeing our child. I raised concerns with the social services and now out of revenge she has tried putting this order on me and has said in the report that she is also applying for an injunction? The thing that breaks my heart the most is that there is a little child in the middle of all of this. There is no evidence of abuse, just a father wanting to have contact with his child.

Also, as I am taking time off work, can I claim this from her? This is loss of earnings due to no fault of my own?

Will I have to pay if this goes to a hearing and fact finding?

Posted by: @prisma

Will I have to pay if this goes to a hearing and fact finding?

No you won't. 

I'm going to give a different opinion to those above. I contested the non-molestation application my ex made against me and was successful. 

You could accept undertakings but if the mother is the kind of person to fabricate etc there's nothing stopping her from claiming you've harassed her/ broken the order when you collect your kids. Then you'll have even more headaches to deal with. 

I'm not the kind of person to take the easy/less hassle route. For me personally, the allegations made against me were false and there was no way I was ever going to not say so based on principle. I think more dad's on this forum should fight back then mother's may be more reluctant to try it on. Atm they all seem to advocate lying down and taking it. Fck that. 

@cofeeman I'm going to deny all the allegations and refuse the undertakings, I think that a non molestation order is an extreme measure for something that is clearly a contact issue between both parents.