I haven’t been on here for a while, I thoughtmy ex and jhad sorted things out. I had compromised on contact to avoid court and things seemed to be ok but yesterday I get a letter through from his solicitor saying he wants to make the arrangements formal and be named resident parent. He had clearly neglected to inform his solicitor of everything including his penchant for harrassing and assaulting women.
I am not signing it and am going to ring his solicitor tomorrow and make it clear he needs to take me to court if he wants that and that the mediation he suggested won’t be happeneing because it isn’t feasible where there has been violence. I am so angry and on top of that I’ve fallen out with my parents over it because they refuse to see my ex as anything other than wonderful. Everything is always justified by them including putting me in the hospital.
Please keep up the fight.
Do not agree to anything that you do not want. Stand your ground.
Pull all the proof together that you have and demand from the court to grant you a life free from violence.
The family law is about to change.
And you are so right: no mediation with an abuser. No way!
This is awful, so stressful for you. You will get through it, it will pass. I’ve just come out the other side after the most stressful (detail removed by moderator) weeks of my life. If your parents are not supporting you then put them to one side for a bit and go and get your support from those who can be there for you.