{"product_id":"vragen-53378-mijn-vrouw-is-op-20-1-bij-me-weggegaan-ze-heeft-2-kinderen-meegenomen-en-is-naar-een-vrouwenopvang","title":"Advice on Child Contact after Divorce | Legal Aid Clinic","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n My wife left me on 20.1. She took 2 children with her and went to a women's shelter (or safe house). She called me and said that. She also said that someone will contact me. Until today that has not happened. I checked with the police and they also indicated that they are safe (and in NL) but that I better not contact them until someone contacts me.\n\n There was a lot of arguing and a lot of verbal violence (no physical violence).\n\n I have been waiting for almost 2 weeks now and have not seen my children for 2 weeks. This is very hard for me. I want to wait but on the other hand I am getting angrier and angrier. I really want to see my children, even if it is under supervision or whatever.\n \nChildren have been taken from our home and their living environment by mother without rights. Does anyone have any idea what my options are? And what paths I should follow? It is a thick tangle of agencies that I cannot get through at all. Whoever I call tells me that I just have to wait.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n I advise you to contact a lawyer. He or she can advise and assist you regarding contact with your children. You can submit a request to the court (this can also be done with an expedited procedure). The judge may indeed grant (temporary) contact under supervision, e.g. at a contact house pending a definitive arrangement. This may be after an investigation by the Child Protection Board. In the event of a divorce, you will also need a lawyer. You could request a referral to a lawyer via the Legal Desk (tel. 0900 8020).\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n thank you very much for the quick reply.\n \nIf I understand correctly, there is nothing I can do myself with agencies to see my children??\n I'm afraid that if I hire a lawyer it would send a very bad signal for the future.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n You're welcome. No, help from an agency is also a possibility. I only mentioned the legal options. It is true that it depends on the circumstances whether a procedure at the court is the right approach. You can of course consult with a lawyer, without him\/her taking action (immediately). The lawyer can then advise you on what to do. You do need a lawyer for a possible divorce. If your income and assets meet the conditions, you can claim legal aid subsidized by the government.\n \nMy experience is that the longer there is no contact between father and children, the more difficult it becomes (for father and children, but also) to get contact going again through the court. Then the judge will rather determine a slow build-up of contact.\n\n So you could consult a lawyer, but also your family doctor or social worker in your municipality. There are agencies that mediate in these kinds of issues. Perhaps the police know of an agency in your area that does this.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55006007984477,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-53378-mijn-vrouw-is-op-20-1-bij-me-weggegaan-ze-heeft-2-kinderen-meegenomen-en-is-naar-een-vrouwenopvang","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}