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Hello, At the current moment I see my Daughter only 1-2hours a week and me and my ex don't have a very good relationship. I have asked for more time with my daughter so I can do things like take her out etc that a 2 hour window doesn't restrict but she has said no and is threating to go to court and seek for supervised access on me only :(. My question was "Has she a chance of making me only see my daughter on supervised visits???
if you have a criminal record or its been proven that your a alcoholic or a drug user or violent then maybe she could insist on supervised visits, thats what my solicitor told me in 2008 but things could have changed now, i remember the 2 hour time window well!!! cant do diddly squat with the kids and to be honest i was mainly concered about clockwatching so she couldnt say i cant be trusted to fetch kids back on time, hope things work out for you mate
I've moved your topic to this section as you may get more response here.
It really depends on the age of your daughter, if she is a very young baby then there is some sympathy for short visits. That said, if there are no safeguarding issues then she shouldn't be threatening you with court and this could indicate her inflexibility.
You might like to try mediation to try and sort this out. Legal Aid is still available for mediation and its the accepted first step before court. Here's a link to check if you are eligible for it
www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid
If she thinks that a court will do what she wants then mediation may help her to realise that both parents are important and that its in the child's best interests to have both parents involved in their life. If it has to go to court then as long as there are no risks to the child, the courts consider this is what is best too.
Here's a link to the mediation service
www.nfm.org.uk
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