I really need to advice, would love your thoughts on this..
So before I applied to the court, my ex and I had mediation, it didn't go well, she was crying through most of it and could barely talk.
The last 2 years she hadn't been good, I wonder if she had a breakdown, PND, PTSD, a lot of people have said the same.
After the mediation I got really concerned for my daughters welfare. They were also living with her parents, and her brother was there, who had mental health issues, he's 31, and poses quite a risk. He's given my daughter large kitchen before, while she's been having lunch. This has happened a few times, plus other stuff.
So I ended up ringing child services and talked at length about my concern. They did an investigation, came back saying everything was ok.
Fast forward a month, and I've done the C100 for a child arrangements order, I did it as urgent because of the concerns, so they were on there too.
Cafcass did safeguarding call. I was previously told by a charity who help men, it's better to not bring up allegations, so I didn't.
But, a new solicitor I talked to has said if I have concerns I should bring them up, and I should contact Cafcass to tell them I have these concerns, and get them to hopefully add those onto the report.
Is this a good idea? My concerns are about the welfare of my daughter, I'm not mud slinging. I'd be positing out my concerns about the brother posing a risk to my daughter. I could keep it at that, not mention the ex.
What do people think? I need to do this asap if I'm doing it.
Thanks for any advice.
So before I applied to the court, my ex and I had mediation, it didn't go well, she was crying through most of it and could barely talk.
The last 2 years she hadn't been good, I wonder if she had a breakdown, PND, PTSD, a lot of people have said the same.
After the mediation I got really concerned for my daughters welfare. They were also living with her parents, and her brother was there, who had mental health issues, he's 31, and poses quite a risk. He's given my daughter large kitchen before, while she's been having lunch. This has happened a few times, plus other stuff.
So I ended up ringing child services and talked at length about my concern. They did an investigation, came back saying everything was ok.
Fast forward a month, and I've done the C100 for a child arrangements order, I did it as urgent because of the concerns, so they were on there too.
Cafcass did safeguarding call. I was previously told by a charity who help men, it's better to not bring up allegations, so I didn't.
But, a new solicitor I talked to has said if I have concerns I should bring them up, and I should contact Cafcass to tell them I have these concerns, and get them to hopefully add those onto the report.
Is this a good idea? My concerns are about the welfare of my daughter, I'm not mud slinging. I'd be positing out my concerns about the brother posing a risk to my daughter. I could keep it at that, not mention the ex.
What do people think? I need to do this asap if I'm doing it.
Thanks for any advice.