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- Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:54 am
- Forum: Challenging decisions
- Topic: Important appeal court win for grandparents
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39559
Re: Important appeal court win for grandparents
confusedinfrance, you are in essence asking whether you would be able to have access to the children's services department's information about your granddaughter. I understand that you are her special guardian, meaning that you have parental responsibility for her. We do have an advice sheet that de...
- Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:33 am
- Forum: Contact
- Topic: still being keept from our grandson
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11588
Re: still being keept from our grandson
nannydunn, I am very sorry to hear about the problems you are having around contact with your grandson - not only have you been unable to see him for planned contacts, but you are not being given any reason for him not coming to these contacts. It is hard to know what to make of what is happening. I...
- Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:16 pm
- Forum: Getting your voice heard
- Topic: Survey of kinship carers using this forum, past and present
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10784
Survey of kinship carers using this forum, past and present
We would like to ask you to fill in a survey questionnaire, which is aimed at any family and friends carer who has used this discussion forum, whether you post on it now, used to post on it but stopped, or just browse it without posting. The survey is being carried out by Roseanne McGlade, a student...
- Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:24 am
- Forum: Getting support
- Topic: Conference in Brighton 31st July
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6822
Conference in Brighton 31st July
CAFTA (Communities And Families Tackling Addiction) is holding a conference in Brighton from 9.30am-4pm on Thursday 31st July. The Theme is How families are affected by drugs and alcohol and how they recover. It is free to attend, but you do need to book your place. It is open to families and profes...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:19 pm
- Forum: Challenging decisions
- Topic: What can I do now
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7386
Re: What can I do now
I'm sorry to hear that circumstances have become so difficult for you, with your contact with your grandchildren being stopped. Unfortunately, as a grandparent you don't have a legal right to contact with your grandchildren in the care system. You would only be able to argue this if you had been the...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:47 am
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: a big thank you
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3909
Re: a big thank you
nannydunn, thank you for your kind words. I'm very pleased to hear that FRG's advice line was so helpful, although it is sad that your grandchildren remain in the care system while you are willing to look after them. I have passed your words on to my colleagues who answer the advice line phones, so ...
- Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:21 pm
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: My grandson is now in foster care
- Replies: 6
- Views: 22227
Re: My grandson is now in foster care
Hi concerned nana, and welcome to the Family Rights Group discussion forum for family and friends carers, and those who are interested in becoming carers. The situation you have described sounds terribly difficult and upsetting, both for the way you have found yourself at odds with your daughter, an...
- Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:32 am
- Forum: Legal orders
- Topic: help and advice - Nieces welfare
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5629
Re: help and advice - Nieces welfare
Hi complicated, and welcome to Family Rights Group's discussion forum for family and friends carers - and for those who are thinking about becoming carers. You say that your mum has a residence order for your niece. The law has recently changed, so that residence orders (RO) have been replaced by ch...
- Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:57 am
- Forum: Getting support
- Topic: SGO/residency order
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8725
Re: SGO/residency order
Hi jules30862 You are certainly being asked to consider making a major change to the lives of you and your husband. Either a child arrangements order (which has replaced residence orders) or a special guardianship order would give you parental responsibility for your grandson, with the intention tha...
- Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:02 pm
- Forum: Child protection
- Topic: Residence order
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7875
Re: Residence order
Hi Charlie, and welcome to Family Rights Group's discussion forum for family and friends carers. I'm very sorry to hear that your daughter has mental health issues that have resulted in her going into hospital. It must be a very difficult time for the whole family. Your main concern is what is going...