Dear Plam
Welcome to the parents’ discussion board. Thank you for your post. My name is Suzie. I am Family Rights Group’s online adviser.
I am sorry to hear that you have not been able to see your two children for the last 15 months. You say that you have a court order which states that you should see them, but contact is still not happening. From the information provided, they left school and moved elsewhere in November 2023. It is not clear if you know the reason why or whether there were allegations made prior to them the children leaving.
I can understand that this situation must have been quite confusing and is distressing for you.
It is not clear from your post whether your children have children’s services’ involvement including whether there has been a public law court process e.g. care proceedings. But you have posted under the ‘do you have a child in care’ topic so this may be the case. If this is so, please post back to clarify what children’s services’ current role is and to ask a specific question. Please also see our advice information on
children in care under a court order for advice about what to do to have contact with your children if they are in care.
You say that you are looking for lawyers. Please see this
link to legal advice services which provides contact details to help you find a solicitor.
However, if children’s services were not involved then the children may have moved away with their mother and that the court order you mention may be a
child arrangements order (spends time with). Unfortunately,
private law matters do not meet the remit of our service, and we are not funded to provide advice in these types of situations. If this is the situation, then I would suggest that you contact one of the services below to access private law advice about the order that is in place and how to implement it.
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Child Law Advice. They do have a telephone helpline which you can reach on 0300 330 5480. In addition, they offer helpful information and guidance for parents/carers in your type of situation and have ‘how to’ guides that you can download for around £2 each. Please do check out their website.
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Advicenow is a website that helps you find the best information and advice for your legal problems. You can choose from a range of categories, such as divorce and separation, child custody and residence, and more.
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Both Parents Matter is a charity that helps parents (regardless of marital status or gender) navigate family separation and maintain contact with their children. It offers information, advice, support, and advocacy through a helpline, online forum, and branches across the UK.
I hope this is helpful.
Please do contact the advice service again if you have a specific question about children’s services’ involvement with your children. You can either post back or use one of the other options for getting advice linked to
here.
Best wishes
Suzie