I'm sending this on behalf of my partner. She is currently in Court, final hearing is on the 22nd Nov. The case is to allow/disallow an ex partner 'access' to her/our child.
The Basics; He is NOT on the Birth Certificate, he's NOT been around for over 2 years, the child in question is now nearly 3 (Jan 2012) she does not 'consent' to DNA, as she does not believe he even is the father since coming off strong anti-depressants (that she was on throughout the whole ordeal till she fell pregnant with me 6 months ago) ...He used to beat her up, threaten her, steal from her and her family and left after finding out she was pregnant, months and months before giving birth, and wasn't around for weeks after she was Born (Total Arse Hole) For them reasons alone he's not on the Birth Certificate. Anyway the inadequately trained CAFCASS officer, after interviewing, My Partner & Our Child, then him and his mother, believe there is no reason for him NOT to be given access! which is absurd!?...for this reason she has now lost her legal aid and has no solicitor support (NOT THAT I THINK WE NEED 1) She's currently 6months Pregnant and we are expecting our 2nd Child, and as you can imagine, all this is getting very, very stressful for her (she has miscarried in the past) so she wrote a letter to the Courts saying she doesn't think she can be present on the 22nd of this month, due to stress and being Pregnant. They have wrote back, and said that a decision will be made in her absence anyway, which I believe myself to be unlawful but hey ho, there the Courts. So now she's really concerned that they will order 'supervised access' or even 'access' and this is sending her back into Depression and its not healthy for our unborn baby.
What I would like to know Freemen and Women is there anything I can do as the Farther (she calls me Dad) to strengthen the case? Get parental rights myself? etc?
& is there any chance he could even get access, with out being on the Birth Certificate, and having NO relationship whatsoever with our Daughter? who is now really clever and would see him as a Stranger. I believe if so this is totally un-lawful, and has NOT got our Daughters best interests at heart.
She has never claimed CSA from him (ex partner) apart from 4 weeks @ £11.00. Then this was cancelled. She then received £100/month STANDING ORDER, off him, which she took off him to the value of the amount of things he stole and sold from her and her family over their period together. However HIS Solicitor is saying this was for 'Child Maintenance' SURELY they cant even PROVE this point?...
Its obviously not going to help her (our Daughter) in any way shape or form as he has NEVER been around, and I have been her 'Dad' so to speak for well over a year now...
I'm just concerned and would like some more advice, She's in the Process of doing an Affidavit to the Court (after taking some advice from me) stating these FACTS. Before the Final hearing, other than that its in the hands of the courts, and the conflicting interests of his Solicitor and the CAFCASS officer.

Any help/advice, much appreciated!
(ALSO, I will not be registering our next child on the Birth Certificate Register, due to my beliefs on the whole situation. But this was done years ago, and I'm only just waking her up to the STATE of this COUNTRY and these COURTS, and nearly everything else lol!...shouldn't really laugh to be fair)
Any help & support would be Brilliant Freemen and Women!
Peace and Love, Mark of the Keenan Family.

We are based in North East, England. If any body could offer 1 to 1, help and support. PM me. Otherwise all your thoughts and advice would be MUCH APPRECIATED!
