Urgent advice for friend

[Mrsfloss]

Hi, I am looking for urgent advice for a friend.

My friend has chosen to finish the relationship and since that point, her husband will not allow her in the house or access to the children. When she turns up at her home address, he calls the police who have since said there is nothing that they can do as it’s a civil matter.

AIBU to try and support her to find out what her rights are. She is living in a hotel, not wanting to disrupt children by her husbands reaction when she reiterates that she wants to leave the relationship.

Please any advice?

Go and see a solicitor and make an application to the court for him to be removed from the house so she and the children can return

No advice sorry, but bump

Why has she not seen a solicitor yet? Surely that is first point of call.

She's must have sought legal advice.

What are the reasons that she left the house and what are his reasons for not allowing her to see the kids?

How long have they been split?

Tell her to contact Women's Aid today.

She needs to see a solicitor urgently, don’t think anybody online can really help much tbh.

What’s the back story? What reason does he give for doing this? Is it just vengefulness or does he have a reason to think she is a danger?

She needs proper legal advice, a professional in this field is the only thing that will be of any help to her.

She has had 30 minutes free. The next step is mediation. He is very controlling and she has asked for a divorce.

He has taken the keys and will not allow her access to her children.

Is the house owned or rented ? is her name on the deeds/rent agreement?

May I ask why she didn't take the children , how old are they ?

Women’s aid, decent solicitor and mediation ASAP, probably in that order.

She is going to be starting on a long hard road but it will be worth it in the end.
You are being a good friend by supporting her through what is going to be a hard slog but she will get there.

She couldn’t get access to the children to take.

Children are 3 and 6

Her name is in mortgage

If they are in nursery/school I would be turning up early to get them in her situation.

If her name is in the mortgage, he can’t take the keys or stop her entering the house.

She needs to report him to Ss - he is denying the dc access to their dm.

He can't refuse her access to her own home or to see her own children.
There has got to be more to this story.

She needs to pay a solicitor to do their job. She's not going to get comprehensive advice in a 30mins free session.
Next stop a decent solicitor whom she pays. Also social services.
Hope she can get it resolved.