To TheMA, I am very sorry that you've not been recommened. What has been yje outcome? The sgo was granted 13/11/2015.... so we're quite a way down the road now. Has worked really well in our circumstances. Of course we've had our ups and downs and been at tough crossroads over the years, especially...

Flowers - are you party to proceedings? I was not when i had my negative viability assessment, however i answered this document in a statement and challenged each negative point it held on me. I submitted this statement to court via the childrens guardians solicitor, i was then at this point made pa...

Hi all.... So were 10 months into placement and im pleased to tell you all its working out perfectly :) The children have settled amazingly well and have established i am the main care giver despite us having la supporting high level of contact with mum, we are already having monthly unsupervised ov...

Hi all, I am delighted to let you know that today the courts granted special guardianship orders for both girls to be placed with me. There is a 12 month supervision order alongside yhe ordrs but i couldnt be happier with the result! Not only 3 months ago the result really was looking like adoption ...

Hi all, So we have had the full final hearing and are now just awaiting judgement. Another 3 week wait!! There was another change of position from the children's guardian mid week of the hearing to suggest a care order with a working agreement for some time which i will then need to apply for a SGO ...

Thanks Suzie, I really appreciate all the advise you and your members have provided :D There is also a suggestion that there is a supervision order alongside the SGO, I have looked into this order a little but would like to know what this actually entails and how much involvement with SS this will r...

Hi all, As an update, we went to final hearing in July and got no where as one of the children's putative fathers rocked up and threw a spanner in the hearing - Fortunely this also gave me ample time in which to undergo a psychiatric assessment as well as the LA time to submit an addendum to the SGO...

Thanks Suzie, I have now had their proposed plan (I dont think they have thought very well about the logistics and are proposing the children start to visit then over nights on the very next working day following the Final Hearing... I currently work full time and will need to give and work notice, ...

Hi all, Soooo.... I managed to get my GP to elaborate on my history and this has satisfied the Guardian that there is no concern surrounding my mental health. So... Now the LA (who are still not supporting me) are now having to submit to court a transition plan. Can you please just give me a little ...

Hi there, So... The LA have not recommended me. This is on the basis that I have had 3 episodes of depression where I have not taken up the counseling or therapy offered (this in my opinion was never needed and a waste of resource), and that I have not fully agreed that my sister poses a risk to her...