| Question |
I am a non-resident parent, I am having difficulties
keeping in contact with my child/children. How can the Association
for Shared Parenting help me ? |
| Answer |
ASP can help you in a number of ways. Through
our advice shops, our magazine and telephone advice line we can:
- Explain how the court system works
- Help you to choose a soloicitor and advise you on how to make the best use of their
services.
- Help you to "act in person" at court, if that is what you feel is best.
- Help to prepare for meetings with the Family Court Welfare Service.
- Advise you on how to present yourself in court and, above all....
- ....reassure you that your children's needs come first and that there are many people
who will support you in putting those needs ahead of everything else.
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| Question |
How can I contact
someone to speak to at ASP ? |
| Answer |
- ASP has a national phone line - 01789 750891 - available 24 hours a day, where you can
leave a message and someone will call you back as soon as possible.
- ASP has several satellite branches dotted around the country. There may be an ASP
representative near you who you can phone. Please go to the Contacts
page for details.
- Local ASP branches hold regular drop-in advice shops (meetings) where members of the
public with specific problems can attend in person and meet ASP representatives and other
people with similar problems. Please go to the Contacts page
for details.
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| Question |
I am a woman with
difficulties keeping in contact with my children, who do not live with me. Is ASP for me ?
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| Answer |
Yes, definitely. ASP makes no distinction
between the sexes of the people who we help. ASP recognises that women as well as men can
be non-resident parents and can face exactly the same problems and frustrations as men
when it comes to maintaining a meaningful relationship with their children.
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| Question |
I am considering attending
one of the ASP advice shops (listed on the Contacts page), will
I have to pay for any advice I receive ? |
| Answer |
ASP is a registered charity and as such we very
much depend on public donations and contributions. Local ASP representatives who hold
advice shops usually make a charge to all attendees to cover the cost of the hire of the
venue, and refreshments (tea, coffee, biscuits etc). A typical charge for attendees at
advice shops is; £3.00 for the waged or £2.00 for the unwaged. Attendees who are also
ASP members (see the Membership page) are charged only at the
lower rate.
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| Question |
I am a non-resident parent.
Apart from my concerns over my relationship with my child/children I have also recently
been contacted by the Child Support Agency. Can ASP help me sort out my Maintenance
Assessment ? |
| Answer |
It is outside of the remit of ASP to offer any
meaningful advice on any matters to do with divorce/separation other than parents'
relationship/contact with their children. In this instance we would direct you to a
CSA-specific self-help group such as NACSA for help
with CSA matters. |
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