Child at risk with Father

[Concernedmum]

Hi all, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. My sons father is not allowed to take my six year old son to his exs as she has hit him and been violent to his dad in front of him resulting in the police being called to the address. Since then he has taken him there numerous times, last Thursday for the full day so I've stopped contact. Social services have advised this and told me to speak to a solicitor to make this an official rule but I don't know where to start, I'm still being argued with about it and my son who's being screen for autism at the moment is upset that he can't see his dad. I'm mentally drained

Where do I start?

[MissFM]

Re: Child at risk with Father

Start with the NSPCC: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/help-and-adv..._wda89787.html

I'm so very sorry, Concernedmum, and a warm - you will get a lot of help and support here, too. :hug

[MissFM]

Re: Child at risk with Father

Have you a Cafcass Officer involved?

Would supervised access (ie your child's father without his partner in a neutral and closely supervised setting) be an answer in the short term?

[Concernedmum]

Re: Child at risk with Father

I'll start with nspcc, thank you missfm. It isn't his current partner, it's his ex who he has children with. He has his own house but seems to need to go there regularly. Social services mentioned cafcass when they were talking about court, what do cafcass do?

[MissFM]

Re: Child at risk with Father

I'll start with nspcc, thank you missfm. It isn't his current partner, it's his ex who he has children with. He has his own house but seems to need to go there regularly. Social services mentioned cafcass when they were talking about court, what do cafcass do?

http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/

Have a good browse through the above.
I'm surprised that Social Services hasn't provided you with a dedicated officer, or at least put you in contact. They will assess and represent the interests of a child in any legal action or contact arrangement, as advocate of the child's needs. x