Court Order

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Dont know if im on the right bit here but would anyone know how to go about getting a court order to stop someone from having any contact with a child,this person is in a relationship with a member of the family but obviously not blood related to the children,as there is no legal aid now would it be cheaper to go direct to the court to get it and is this possible? Thanks.

[Buenchico]

You've not mentioned the grounds for seeking such an order.

If, for example, the person you refer to has convictions for sexual offences against children, then (as he's a 'qualifying offender') the police could seek an interim Sexual Offences Prevention Order against him (and then seek to make that Order permanent). If those circumstances apply, then you should contact your nearest principal police station and ask to speak to someone in the Public Protection Team.

Otherwise it's unlikely that a court would make an order prohibiting contact with the child unless there were really exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances should be reported to the relevant Social Services department.

Neither of the above procedures would cost you a penny. If, however, you were still determined to seek a court order yourself (even though, in the absence of such circumstances as I've referred to above, it's very unlikely that any court would actually grant one) then your local Citizens' Advice Bureau could probably provide you with some initial help (such as directing you to a solicitor who could give you a free consultation).

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The person is a convicted child killer,it was back in late 80's,there was also another incident involving a child being injured around him at that time,he changed his name 3 times since then to avoid being noticed,ss are aware of it since my grandkids came back from a weekend there with 'suspicious' bruising,,there was an excuse for that tho,,so wondering if anything can be done to avoid him being around them,as the dads side dont see a problem.