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Sorry if my thread is in the wrong area!
I hope someone has been through similar or suggestions to something I’ve missed. And maybe to vent.
I’m currently going through the court process with seemingly no end in sight. My children live with me with interim residency orders and interdict of removal. I used parental rights to safeguard my children then I initiated the court process. My ex is legally aided has finished supervised visits and now has them unsupervised for a brief period on a Sunday with conditions. My ex craves residence or contact but will not agree on anything. We’re looking at three more hearings, until a final judgment can be reached.
My problem. We’ve just had two hearings and whilst the solicitor is brilliant I just cannot afford it anymore. All savings are gone, I’ve sold on everything worth something. I work as many hours as I can squeeze with child benefit support etc and with the legal bills added on top I’m sinking into deep debt. I’m 9k in and 3k in debt but could borrow much more.
I’m eligible for legal aid and I’ve phoned dozens and dozens of legal aided solicitors this past few days. It’s; we don’t have space, don’t deal with child law, won’t take solicitor transfers or active cases or will callback but don’t. I’m told before legal aid can be applied for I have to have solicitor but every signposted one can’t take me on. The whole situation is defeating.
I’ve thought of everyway I can keep this going forward. I know I’d fumble if I self represented. The firm I’m paying currently have been more than worth it so far but we are against a very active legal aid lawyer. It’s like slow financial death by a thousand cuts. Social work, million page full child welfare reports, family witnesses all recommend not to allow the burns to go live back with my ex and the burns have gone from surviving to thriving. Why is the public purse is paying for an unnecessary fight? Especially as I wish for her to have more contact as long as it’s positive and safe but still no deal
Sorry if my thread is in the wrong area!
I hope someone has been through similar or suggestions to something I’ve missed. And maybe to vent.
I’m currently going through the court process with seemingly no end in sight. My children live with me with interim residency orders and interdict of removal. I used parental rights to safeguard my children then I initiated the court process. My ex is legally aided has finished supervised visits and now has them unsupervised for a brief period on a Sunday with conditions. My ex craves residence or contact but will not agree on anything. We’re looking at three more hearings, until a final judgment can be reached.
My problem. We’ve just had two hearings and whilst the solicitor is brilliant I just cannot afford it anymore. All savings are gone, I’ve sold on everything worth something. I work as many hours as I can squeeze with child benefit support etc and with the legal bills added on top I’m sinking into deep debt. I’m 9k in and 3k in debt but could borrow much more.
I’m eligible for legal aid and I’ve phoned dozens and dozens of legal aided solicitors this past few days. It’s; we don’t have space, don’t deal with child law, won’t take solicitor transfers or active cases or will callback but don’t. I’m told before legal aid can be applied for I have to have solicitor but every signposted one can’t take me on. The whole situation is defeating.
I’ve thought of everyway I can keep this going forward. I know I’d fumble if I self represented. The firm I’m paying currently have been more than worth it so far but we are against a very active legal aid lawyer. It’s like slow financial death by a thousand cuts. Social work, million page full child welfare reports, family witnesses all recommend not to allow the burns to go live back with my ex and the burns have gone from surviving to thriving. Why is the public purse is paying for an unnecessary fight? Especially as I wish for her to have more contact as long as it’s positive and safe but still no deal