Getting access to your children after divorce

1. The other parent denies you access to children By

2. Why your ex-spouse is doing this? • Your ex-spouse want to prove a point against you in court • Your ex-spouse wants you to feel bad • Your ex-spouse doesn’t want you to know about the new relationship

3. The first step • If nothing is working-out, then you need to write a registered letter to your ex-spouse -spouse. • You should ask your ex-spouse -spouse to let you meet the children and restore contact between you and the children. • It should be stated in the letter, that denying to do so, will force you to seek a legal action.

4. The court order issue: • If you still don’t get any response after writing the letter, the only option you’re left with is to go to court and obtain “contact order”. • A court order can be obtained by submitting the C100 form to the court. • This may allow you to meet your children on temporary basis, until the court’s final decision.

5. Meeting in the interim period: • The duration of the interim period is usually six months. • You need to remind the court at “directions hearing” regarding your waiting period and ask for good amount of time that you want to spend with children, before the final hearing. • However, court may not let the children to stay over, if the resident parent has issue with it.

6. Direction hearing: • It is always better to inform the opposing solicitor and the court before direction hearing that you’re going to ask for interim period and oral evidence. • In this way, adjournment can be avoided. • If you had any contact with the children before your ex-spouse has denied access, you should inform court regarding this. • To read more, please visit The other parent denies you access to children