I Have Just Received a C100: The Family Court Action Pack

Someone has applied to the family court for a child arrangements order. You are now a respondent in legal proceedings. You must respond within 14 days. Ignoring it is not an option — the court can make orders in your absence.

This pack gives you a clear, step-by-step action plan for the first two weeks after receiving a C100 — from understanding what it means to filing your C7 response and preparing for the CAFCASS safeguarding call.

WHAT IS INSIDE:

- What a C100 means and exactly what happens next — a plain-English timeline

- Your 14-day action plan — in order of priority from today to the first hearing

- How to complete the C7 response form correctly — section by section

- How to prepare for your CAFCASS safeguarding call — what they will ask and what to say

- The three mistakes that damage your case before the first hearing — and how to avoid them

- Your next steps checklist — today, within 14 days, and before the FHDRA

Written by Eugene Pienaar, Solicitor (non-practising), LLB Prize-winner, MBA with Distinction from Oxford Brookes.

9 pages. Instant download. Educational purposes only. Not legal advice.

Want the complete guide to fighting for contact? Fight for Contact: The Complete Guide for Fathers covers the entire child arrangements process from the C100 through to enforcement — available separately at £79.