(Writing this on behalf of a female friend of mine) Her ex husband was granted a residence order for her children and the children have been living with him for the past three years.
They are now 8 and 11 years old.
He has remarried and my friend has been excluded from important decisions regarding her childrens upbringing.
Her 11 year old daughter has been visiting secondary schools to decide where she would like to go. My friend asked to be involved, but was excluded. I recently heard that they have applied for her daughters schools without consulting her...something she had expressly asked them to do.
She also found out last week through her children (not her ex husband), that her ex and his new wife have adopted a new born baby last week and she's joining the family next week. My friend was not even notified of this and is concerned how it will affect her children because the past 6 months her ex has said they have been struggling money wise and time wise.
My friend hasn't appealed the residency of her children as up until now she did not believe it would be in their best interests to move them out of their school and the town where their friends are. However, she now appreciates she may need to consider this.
Please can anyone advise what options are available. She has spoken to a family solicitor who says the only option is to go to mediation or for full custody/residence. The ex refuses to attend mediation, and my friend doesn't want to put her children through the stress of court proceedings. Is there some kind of legal middle ground ?
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dadof3squirts · 23/12/2014 14:46
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