Access to a child. Can a mother just say 'No'?

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Regular- have name changed.

My DB split up with his partner about 12 months ago. For a while he had regular access to his daughter (aged 5) including sleepovers etc).

Ex partner met a new man and since then my DB has been frozen out- literally. Told that he cannot see his daughter, XP won't even respond to texts asking how his daughter is.

He said that he has just seen them in a local shop, he went into say hello and his XP pulled daughter behind her and said that he couldn't speak to her.

They were not married but surely he would have some legal right to see his daughter?

(I've namechanged in case his partner is on here and I make things worse)

He doesn't have to accept this. His daughter has the right to see her father. He needs to get a solicitor on board as soon as possible. They'll suggest mediation in the first instance, and if that doesn't work, or the ex refuses, then he should apply to the county court under the Children Act 1989 for a contact order and, if he doesn't have parental responsibility, for a P R order too.

He is on the birth cert so I am assuming that as his daughter was born in 2006 that he should have PR automatically?

Solicitors quick, unless there is very well documented domestic violence she cannot do this (and sometimes not even then)

I am assuming he his on the birth certificate if not he need to get parental responsibility

Just read Mumbles excellent reply, what mumbles said

Yes

He could self represent

Www.familiesneedfathers

Agree with what mumblechum has said. He needs to instruct a specialist family lawyer asap. If funds are an issue then there is no reason why he couldn't represent himself. As Sarasidle has said, Families Need fathers are good and there is a Mner who hangs out in 'lone parents' called yerburt (or similar spelling) who is involved with them and is very helpful