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Just a little update...
So today I finally got my long awaited CAFCASS report, and it's good news!
The lady has recommended overnight and holiday contact with my son, to be detailed in a court order at the next hearing in December.
I was almost giddy reading it, couldn't be more pleased. Now I have to figure out what to ask for in terms of contact; very tricky.
Thank you to all those who have given me advice about my case so far, my son and I couldn't be more thankful.
Dad407
Afternoon,
That is great news.
Just a heads up about what you are asking for when it comes to contact. I heard of a case, the father asking for a certain level of contact, and guess what - he got it!!!!!!!!
But when he left the court he said to his Mckenzie, "that he could not commit to that as he could not get the holiday time off work". The reason he asked for more contact than he thought he would get was because he thought the judge would not give what he asked for and give him a lower amount.
Hope this makes sence.
Brian
Thats great news DAD407.
Will it be structured?
I have said I would gladly accept dads club for the first rwo months which is now on a monday, then I would have her by myself, then work up having her every other weekend and one night in the week which I have been told is the basic contact.
The structured part is that she wont know me, and we have to start from fresh together so supervised dads club is the best and the only one I will accept for the first two months. Working with Sure Start and social workers I am flexible to extending it.
After anything is better than nothing, I have had 54 weeks so far of nothing and it aint nice for one second.
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