Hi everyone,
I am feeling pretty grateful for finding this forum right now. My partner is struggling to cope with the constant bombarding of the FRO and to be honest, I am concerned about his mental and physical well being. He is working so hard to try and make the payments that were incorrectly set and is living in constant fear of missing one and going to jail. The financial stress is overwhelming, not to mention that he does not have access to his son, and it is tearing him (and quite frankly me) apart.
He is attending a default hearing soon and in the moment we believe that our only hope is to try and change the final order that has been set by the FRO.
Has anyone had any experience doing this? From what I understand, it is near impossible.
We don't know where to begin. We have heard that he needs to have a lawyer. At the same time, we have heard that if he shows up with a lawyer he will be questioned as to why he can afford a lawyer and not the arrears that he is owing. Bottom line is, he can't afford a lawyer anyways.
One last note, I cannot understand how the the FRO exists. I understand that our children need to be supported and cared for and that it is both parents responsibility. However, how is jailing our fathers solving this problem? If a parent truly can't make a payment and we send them to jail how do we expect them to be making the money for their payment? This is horrifying!
Thank you in advance for reading this and for taking the time to respond, I am truly grateful.
I am feeling pretty grateful for finding this forum right now. My partner is struggling to cope with the constant bombarding of the FRO and to be honest, I am concerned about his mental and physical well being. He is working so hard to try and make the payments that were incorrectly set and is living in constant fear of missing one and going to jail. The financial stress is overwhelming, not to mention that he does not have access to his son, and it is tearing him (and quite frankly me) apart.
He is attending a default hearing soon and in the moment we believe that our only hope is to try and change the final order that has been set by the FRO.
Has anyone had any experience doing this? From what I understand, it is near impossible.
We don't know where to begin. We have heard that he needs to have a lawyer. At the same time, we have heard that if he shows up with a lawyer he will be questioned as to why he can afford a lawyer and not the arrears that he is owing. Bottom line is, he can't afford a lawyer anyways.
One last note, I cannot understand how the the FRO exists. I understand that our children need to be supported and cared for and that it is both parents responsibility. However, how is jailing our fathers solving this problem? If a parent truly can't make a payment and we send them to jail how do we expect them to be making the money for their payment? This is horrifying!
Thank you in advance for reading this and for taking the time to respond, I am truly grateful.
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