Yesterday in court an agreement was reached for supervised visits of my son with his mother. I have never prevented or got in the way of her seeing him. Drug use by her is the problem and she surrendered him to me full time because she said she couldn't keep him safe. With the agreement, the ICL took minutes and a Consent Order was agreed on. When the ICL spoke to me she said the mother and Grandmother (who both use drugs, the Grandmother IV) would have to submit a clean drug test before each 3 hour visit. We agreed on 2 visits per week, plus Skype.
However, when I read the draft of the Consent Order, it says that visits can commence following her and Grandmother have to get supervised urinalysis. The ICL said to me this would be before every visit. But that isn't clear in the Consent Order. It simply says,
"Spends time with mother supervised by the Grandmother following the mother and Grandmother supplying results of a supervised drug urinalysis that is clean for illicit drugs, with the mothers to be clean of illicit drugs except cannabis".
But that isn't saying every visit! Does this mean every visit, or just before the initial visit??
If this appears to mean just before the initial visit, how do I get this clarified and changed? Draft Consent Orders are sitting on the Comcourt Portal. I did email the ICL and asked her to clarify, but she never answers any queries - is anyone able to advise me with this? I just don't know how to get this Order more clear than it is.
However, when I read the draft of the Consent Order, it says that visits can commence following her and Grandmother have to get supervised urinalysis. The ICL said to me this would be before every visit. But that isn't clear in the Consent Order. It simply says,
"Spends time with mother supervised by the Grandmother following the mother and Grandmother supplying results of a supervised drug urinalysis that is clean for illicit drugs, with the mothers to be clean of illicit drugs except cannabis".
But that isn't saying every visit! Does this mean every visit, or just before the initial visit??
If this appears to mean just before the initial visit, how do I get this clarified and changed? Draft Consent Orders are sitting on the Comcourt Portal. I did email the ICL and asked her to clarify, but she never answers any queries - is anyone able to advise me with this? I just don't know how to get this Order more clear than it is.