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I can also recommend the Grandparents association who have a lot of fact sheets and advice. Elena 900 has also given the legal process. The advice I was given was to record every contact you have - write to all the parties concerned - always make it child centered not you centered. A make a statement how your grandchildren's life will be enhanced by contact with you. . Courts do look kindly on grandparents who want involvement in their grandchildren lives if you couch the reasons for contact from the child's perspective and not yours. In all things be reasonable and keep records. I can work (I still have contact with my grandchildren but it was hard won and took a lot of lip biting)

Thankyou*elana909*.I do hope you have a positive outcome.Yes I am a member of 'Families Need Fathers'.I've told my story on 'Denied Contact'
and 'Cut out of their lives'.
Although my son has been refused contact by Family Court I'm thinking of applying as a grandparent.I am daunted by the 24 page document and will certainly need a Mackenzie friend.I'm also afraid it will cause even more hostility.
All my good wishes

Not sure if this is of any help gillybean, I'm new to site as well. I recently signed up to an organisation called Families Need Fathers. They actually support grandparents too as I have discovered. It is such a minefield, very exhausting to say the least but I pray with a positive result. I am in the middle of preparing paperwork for the courts and one lady on this site is giving me loads of advice. She will be my mckenzie friend, look into it a little more to get more of an understanding. Admittedly I paid a fee of £39.00 for membership but already I feel worth it as I am getting sound advice and the support I desperately need. I havent seen my grandaughter since jan 12th after pretty much having her her whole life she's 4 this month. The mother is nuts to say the least, my son goes to court in March but I still feel it's important to try and get my own contact put in place. You have to request permission from the court first filing a C2 form and once that's approved you file a C100 form. Actually you file both forms at the same time, fee is £200. I am a nanna obsessed, my grandaughter and me have a stronger bond than she has with her mother sad but true. After having her 5 out of 7 days a week and sleeping her all weekend every weekend for so long now this has ripped my heart out. The reason contact stopped ??? wait for it.....My son went abroad to work for 8 months.....thats it....upon his return his ex said you don't deserve to see your child even though he spoke with her and skyped her every weekend....so because he lives with me mother has now stopped ALL CONTACT with my beautiful grandaughter. It breaks my heart, I know she will be looking for me everyday it's all she knows, terrible. Hope my bit of info can help you a little....

I'm so sorry hunni.

Thank you all so much for taking the time to write a comment . i am new to the gransnet site (only joined yesterday) after another day of breaking my heart at another birthday come and gone and not seeing my grandson . i will have a look at the threads suggested ... thank you again everyone.

gillybean, the short answer is that grandparents have no automatic legal right to see their grandchildren in Britain. The other threads will show you the ways in which other members have been able to re-establish contact.

gillybean have a look at the 'denied contact' or 'cut out of ther lives' threads which have numerous posts on them. There are several Gransnetters who are in your situation, and a few who have successfully regained contact.

gillybean, I'm so sorry to hear that you are having these problems. There are many people on Gransnet who will be able to advise you about the legal aspect and the other issues that may come up. They will no doubt be replying soon. The best of wishes to you in the meantime.

There are several threads dealing with this distressing subject on this same forum. You might like to have a look at these rather than have a new thread. You will find a lot of grans with similar experience who may have some useful information for you.

No idea Gilly but I'm sure someone will have. Just wanted to tell you how sad I am for you.