Can i move Town with out my sons fathers permission?

[JODZR]

I live on the Isle of Wight and will be moving to portsmouth (a half an hour boat trip away and he has free ferry fair)

Do i need to get the fathers permission to move? He very rarly see's the child and has contact as and when he feels like it.

Please, someone help!

[ummmm]

Yep...you can move.

[redcrx]

if he has parental responsibilty then i think you will find that you do need to get his permission. ie if you were married or the child was born after 2003 i think it is

[Riss]

Why would you need his permission? You move wherever,even abroad.

[JODZR]

Our child was born in 2008 and we were not married, so it means ill need his permission then?

I knew it all changed in 2003, but wasnt sure on how far the changes went.

[redcrx]

my mistake, by the look of it, but you cant move abroad without permission

http://www.separatedd...ASeparatedFather.html

[dothawkes31]

Did you both register the birth and did he have his name added to the registration as the legal father?

[ummmm]

Just move. Let him take you to court.

[JODZR]

dothawkes31 - Yes, he is on birth citificate and and he has his surname, and is the legal father.

[dothawkes31]

That does make a diference, you ask do you need permission, probably not if he is not contributing to the roof over your head, but as the legal father he can be involved in direct decisions on the boy's education and upbringing, but if you keep him inormed of where you are and how your son is then you are doing all you need to do and can't be accused of being obstructive. I hope for your son's sake the idea of the absence will spur the man to get his elbow in gear and be a proper all be it weekend dad to the lad.

[dothawkes31]

By elbow i did of course mean @rse

[JODZR]

Thank you for your help.
redcrx- That was a very helpfull site.

Im going to pop into CAB on monday and get some more info on it.
He cant possiably be able to stop me from moving forward with my life.
As said above, i would keep in contact with him and inform him of anything to do with our son.
He is always trying to make my life hell.

Thanks again to you all! x

[zzxxee]

im with ummmm on this one just do whats best for you and your child !!

[Tim123]

Enough of the 'moving on with your life' rubbish. When you made the decision to have a child with this man, you made a commitment that lasts, at the very least, until the child is 16. Deal with this commitment like an adults, the pair of you.

[cherrychapstick]

you don't need his permission ,if you have the legal guardian

[cherrychapstick]

tim ,things happen we don't know how exactly he is making her life hell ,its not always possible just to stand it out ,been there done it and wore the t-shirt ,when your life is at risk you don't take any chances ,move on with your life you deserve to be happy for your child's sake x

[lazy daisy]

My daughter has been in the same situation, she moved 60miles, but she was also in fear of her life as he was not a very nice man, There had been a few injuction or things put in place. I believe my daughter has legal guardianship and has taken her daughter out of the country on holidays many times. Also this might be helpful....My daughter had to renew her daughter passport a couple of months ago.....She had to wait quite a whuile at the passport office as it had to go through the fraud squad. This was to make sure the HE the Dad could NOT obtain a passport in his daughter name.
I hope i have been of some help