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- Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:30 pm
- Forum: Challenging decisions
- Topic: What can I do now
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7397
What can I do now
Hi, I have not posted here for a while, as I can just about manage to deal with life each day. Since a place order was granted in January of 2013 and contact stopped on March 2014 as we were told that the LA had found a family. I have had no update from the SW (4th one) I did e mail to find out how ...
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:41 pm
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: Is it in best interests...
- Replies: 134
- Views: 135023
Re: Is it in best interests...
Thank you for that, I have got to the stage were I don't know what to do next. We are not entitled to legal aid, can't get a loan as I'm the only one working part time and solicitors quoting silly money £8500 just to put in application for leave to revoke placement order. Represented ourselves at SG...
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:22 pm
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: Is it in best interests...
- Replies: 134
- Views: 135023
Re: Is it in best interests...
Here here, I am a grandmother of two who are on a placement order and have experience everything you mention. What has happened to the British justice system!! We had our final contact last week. After having no contact from the sw to confirm this and 2 weeks of leaving messages, soon got a response...
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:56 pm
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: Is it in best interests...
- Replies: 134
- Views: 135023
Re: Is it in best interests...
My heart goes out to you and all other grandparents who find themselves in this position. My grandchildren also appear on your website link. Unless you have actually lived through this nightmare people have know idea of how manipulative LA's can be. They all have they same mantra " in the best ...
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: Advice on SGO
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4363
Advice on SGO
Hi all, It has been a while since i have been here as in January 2013 the courts refused our SGO application for our two grandchildren and when along with the LA request for a placement order. It has been a very long and hard year only now seeing our grandchildren every other month but anything is b...
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:31 pm
- Forum: Contact
- Topic: Contact after Placement Orde issued
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7644
Re: Contact after Placement Orde issued
If the LA were following the care plan agreed in court and the SW was able to explain the situation we would be in a better position to understand what is going on. The care plan states we are to have two hours contact and we have been told that this is now not possible no other explanation ! Other ...
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: Contact
- Topic: Contact after Placement Orde issued
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7644
Re: Contact after Placement Orde issued
Thanks for that I thought along those lines myself, but why are they still letting my grandson come, we have been told that they would not separate them. According to the LA the grandson is the one with issues, do they do as they say??
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:32 pm
- Forum: Contact
- Topic: Contact after Placement Orde issued
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7644
Contact after Placement Orde issued
My grandchildren are aged 5 and 3 and we have for the passed year struggled to get the LA to assess us for Special Guardianship,this was refused by the high courts in January. The final care plan which was for adoption states that contact with parents and grandparents is to be reduced, until Decembe...
- Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:26 pm
- Forum: Natter and chatter
- Topic: Placement Order
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3852
Placement Order
I do not know if I have the right site, but due to recent circumstances in need of some urgent advice and guidance. I will try and be brief as this is a very long one, daughter and partner third child died of non accidental injury at the age of 9 weeks and both parents had fact finding and have had ...
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:19 pm
- Forum: Legal orders
- Topic: Special Gardianship
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4291
Special Gardianship
Over the passed few months since we formally requested an assessment for an SGO we have undergone many hours of interviews and Psychological Assessment, due the the fact that daughter and her partner have had a fact finding hearing which the outcome was 'Failing to Protect'. After this the judge has...