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Hello
I'm new to this forum so apologies if this may have been covered before.
My partner is currently seeking access to his daughter who he last saw on boxing day 2012. Since then his ex has refused to communicate with him, has moved house, won't allow him to see his daughter etc. He was able to secure some legal aid however at the moment she won't provide an address for the solicitor to contact her/issue with proceedings (not sure if this is correct terminology). My partner's solicitor has applied to gain her address but has so far been unsuccessful and my partner has now been told that the courts won't be able to make her give up her address and therefore there isn't a lot they can do.
As this isn't my child I'm trying to be as supportive as possible for him whilst not interfering and creating more problems however the longer this goes on the more distress and frustration he's feeling and I really want to be able to help.
To me it doesn't seem right that the solicitors are unable to gain her address to be able to start legal proceedings. Can anyone advise on what the best action is to take. He pays child maintenance and I'm able to find her place of work easily just by using Google for example - how can it be so difficult for the courts to get an address!?
Many thanks for taking the time to read this and thank you to anyone for your advice or help.
JP
Hi there,
Did the solicitor submit a seek and find order to the court? Here's a link to explain what this is and how to go about applying.
www.thecustodyminefield.com/mobile/seekandfindorders.html
If the solicitor has not done this then I suggest he sacks them and does it himself. It would be advisable in these circumstances to submit an application for a contact order at the same time.
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