Go to the court hearings

It’s very important for you to go to all the court hearings and the case conference, or send a lawyer to court to speak for you. See also Protection hearing.

• Going to court shows the judge you care about your child’s safety and well-being.
• If you don’t go to court and don’t send a lawyer to speak for you, the judge has to make a decision without hearing what you have to say. That decision could be more serious than if you’d gone to court to speak for yourself.