Move from England to Ireland

[mightyhet11]

Hi,

I have a 13 yo Son and currently I share his custody with his mum/my ex. She gets to see him for a weekend once a month. I am planning to get married to my girlfriend and move to Ireland (She is based in Belfast). She is in a nice job there and I have a few good offers from there too. We would be able to spend a much better life than what we are spending here. Now, I don't want any break in the monthly contact sessions for the kid and his mum. I am willing to pay for the flight expenses for my Son (If we relocate) to make sure that the contact is maintained as it stands currently. Do you think there could be an issue on this? If the my ex disagrees with this (there are high chances that she will) and goes to court, what are the chances of court ruling in my favour keeping in mind that I am willing to pay for the flights to make sure that the kid is not estranged from his mother?

Thanks

Hi, thanks for your reply. I am planning to move to Northen Ireland - Belfast. Yes, mediation would be my first preference. In your opinion, if I am willing to bear the expenses for the kid to meet his mum, you think the court would be of view that since the contact order is not being broken, I will allowed to move?

Thanks again

Your title is highly misleading, u aren't moving to Ireland (the country) you are staying within the UK (NI). You are not moving countries.

Your ex might be able to ask for a prohibited steps order to prevent you moving with the child but if the same level of contact was kept I can't imagine why it would be granted. At the childs age though his wishes will be taken into account.

hi,

Thanks for you reply and apologies for the misleading title.

Regards

There's other ways to maintain contact in between visits, so emails, letters, skype, phone. One a month really isn't a great deal of contact so you could try these too in between.