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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Tough on this.... Did you have any wriiten agreement as to when he has access to his child? If not then I wouldn't have thought he had a leg to stand on. Especially when you consider his past record re spending time with his daughter.
DOES HE HAVE PARENTAL CONSENT? This was automatically given as of 1st December 2003. Providing the Father was named on the birth certificate. Prior to that you would have had to go to a solicitor and signed documents.
When I was divorced many years ago, It was stated that I was not allowed to "remove" the said children from England/Wales without their Fathers consent.
Whatever the outcome I hope you have a wonderful and happy life with your new man.
I wasn't very clear before (sorry)
I was with my ex for 4 years, 2 and 1/2 of which we had our daughter. He worked away for an agency or 3 due to not being able to settle in any 'real' job locally, therefore didn't see our daughter as often as he should have done. She was born before the law was changed. I did everything concerning our daughter apart from the intitial 2 month after she was born when after this he seemed to loose interest in that area of her life. I feel that he sees her as a possesion rather than a child. I will contact a solicitor asap anyway, but i am very greatful to any of you who may have some answers before i manage to get an appointment. And thankyou to mimififi and lazy daisy for already answering :)
Your ex cannot stop you taking your child to live in a different country regarless of parental responsibility.
I am Canadian and my ex feared that I may try to return home with our 2 children so he tried to put a stop on their passports. I had no intention of taking them out of the UK but got legal advice anyway.
I was told (by 3 different solicitors) that as long as I could show that the standard of living would be better for them in canada and I provided my ex with an address and telephone number so he could stay in contact with them, I could move them to Canada without a problem.
We were married when they were born so he automatically had parental responsibility but that made no difference. If he had taken me to court for access, all I would of needed to do was offer to bring them back to the UK once a year.
The only other thing I would like to say is; think long and hard before taking your daughter away from her daddy. You might see him as a looser but all little girls love their dads, regardless of how often they see them.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.