My mum has booked a family holiday for next year July and I've heard that I'd need permission from DD's dad to take her abroad?
We had social workers when she was born and he didn't engage with them properly, going to meetings, doing the assessments, and drug counselling he was asked to do, but they had seen enough and heard enough to say he wasn't allowed near her. He is on her birth certificate and we were in court during the first year of her being born and although it's recommended he takes me to court for visitation I don't think that was written in a court order. I've already rang my solicitor because I was told he needed to give me details and sign her passport which I found out wasn't true, but the solicitor never mentioned I'd need permission when I was speaking to him.
Do I need permission from the court? If I start the application to court now will it be valid for my holiday in July next year? It's our first time going away and I've been really excited since learning it was booked and now it's kind of put a downer on it.