Court order and self isolation

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My exDH and I now have an order in place that sets out when he has the children. One child has been contacted to isolate from a track and trace incident. Has no symptoms. The isolation overlaps exDH weekend and I would still like DD to go - unless she develops covid.

Does anyone know of any guidance that covers this? I have a hospital appointment that weekend and I have already rescheduled once. I think DH us going to refuse to have her and I was to preempt this with some guidance.

Unfortunately there is no exception for children to go to the non resident parent's house while self isolating.

www.vwv.co.uk/news-and-events/blog/divorce-family-law/coronavirus-separated-parents

However, there's no specific prohibition and in general children can move between parents' houses.

Essentially, DH would be legally correct to say she can't come. But you can agree between you that she can go. It's not completely black and white.

@HosannainExcelSheets

Essentially, DH would be legally correct to say she can't come. But you can agree between you that she can go. It's not completely black and white.

That's not what the rules are. The reason for being sensible an cooperative is that the isolating child must stay in the one house for the isolation period. There is official parliamentary guidance that's very clear that the bit about children moving between parents' houses does not apply where the child has been asked to isolate.

See here (although Nadine Dorres did fudge it a bit). researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8901/CBP-8901.pdf

The court position is that the child should isolate in one place but contact can take the form of video calls etc.

Thanks so much everyone. I know he won't be reasonable. So I suppose I'll cancel the hospital appointment again.

Cant you say "oh I really don't think she can come, she has to isolate - never mind, maybe another time"

In the hope that reverse psychology will work and he will insist

Not sure you'd be able to go for the hospital appointment - dc have had 3 appointments recently and each time they've rang and asked questions one being - is anyone isolating within the household?.