Can Parental Responsibility be revoked??

[LittleMissxx]

Cut a long story short, my ex does not pay child support , does not bother to see our daughter once a month (as the court ruled) or much atall to be honest, yet pulls the PR strings when it suits. Example, not consenting to having her passport renewed. What can i do, my husband and I want to go on hols soon but she needs a new passport ??

[Ethel]

It can only be revoked in very limited circumstances:

Parental responsibility can be lost where:

* In the case of parents their child is adopted.
* In the case of a person having acquired parental responsibility through a court order, that order later being revoked by the court.
* In the case of a local authority with care order and the court later revoking the care order.
* In the case of a guardian where the court appoints another guardian.

Have yo thought of mediation regarding the passport and holiday issue?

[LittleMissxx]

Hi ethel, many thanks for your reply. He just likes to play silly games , and none to benefit my daughter. Mediation is not really an option as my hubby and I do not qualify for legal aid, yet dont have enough to pay legal fees. It makes me so mad. He never sees her, even when she rings asking him to. He does not support her. He has 9 children with 5 different women, does not take it seriously atall, has no interest in her life yet can still pull these stunts to mess with our life. So could i just go to my local court and get advice there then ??

[Ethel]

How did he get PR?

Were you married, or is he the natural father named on the birth certificate?

How old is your daughter?

[shivvy]

Have social services been involved LittleMiss? If so, then try going back to them and see what they can do.

As far as I am aware, his actions need to be reasonable and unless you are deemed to be a risk to the child then failing to agree to renewing her passpost is being unreasonable and therefore detrimental to the child.

If the court has stipulated certain conditions which are no longer realistic or achieveable then as far as I am aware you can go back to court to have them altered.

[LittleMissxx]

He applied for PR years ago. I didnt contest it because i wanted him to have regular contact. There is no reason whatsoever for him to behave like this other than he likes messing me around. We only want a family holiday for a week. I only thought i needed his consent to take her for 3 weeks or more, but when i applied to renew her passport it said his consent was required. So what can social services do then ?? I thought they only got involved as a hindrence rather than a help??? (Excuse my ignorance)

[LittleMissxx]

oooo and she is 11 .

[Ethel]

So it is parental responsibility by court order?

If so, the court can revoke it where good cause to can be demonstrated