Kids routine. How quick into court? CAFCAS?

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We split some time ago, are not yet divorced, and nothing has been drawn up in court but we have agreed shared cared of our daughter and i have a parenting plan that a put together which we have both signed to prove it. I have her 6 nights a fortnight and ex has her 8 nights.
Now we are divorcing, money is coming into it and my ex is threatening to reduce the time i have my daughter. I play a big part in her life and she is such a happy girl. There is no way that either myself or daughter want this.
How quick could i get her in court to resolve this if the ex does try to stop me having her. I dont want the pattern she is used to broken
My daughter is more important than squabbling over money. Advice please
Sorry. Nothing has been agreed in court, we have a parenting plan that we have signed between us.
Also im her father.
 
Depending where you live, and if you and your ex can come to some sort of agreement, you may want to consider seeing a family justice counsellor.........a cheaper alternative to the court system (agreement gets stamped by the court so it is a legal and binding document)
where it pertains to child custody arragnements. The only way this works is though is if you and your ex agree. Its like mediation. Also, depending on the age of your daughter, she may be able to have some say in the custody arrangement as well. Good luck!!
 
If it was stated in court documents what her routine should be then he has to follow it until it is said otherwise in court, if he doesnt then he is in contempt of court and can get in trouble for it. As for how fast you could get into court... you can try filing an emergency hearing, but every place is different in the time it takes to process it, I lived in a county once where it took 3-4 months to get a court date, and lived in others where you got a court date within a month


Edit** ok, makes a little more sense lol, if you have a lawyer, have them file an emergency hearing based on custody issues, have the court write up what the schedule would be and that you both have to follow, this way it is a legal document your ex has to follow, unfortunatly I have seen many people out there who dont look out for their kids best interest, and it is very good that you are trying to keep things good for your daughters sake, its good to see a father doing that, as well, if your daughter is old enough and if she wanted to she could even tell the judge that she would like the routine to stay the same and not be changed, kids have an impact anymore on how their lives are going esp when its something like this :)
 
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