I'm in a bit of a tricky situation. I currently live abroad with my almost 5 year old. Her father is NC. I have to finish out my contact here which ends next summer but I don't want my daughter to remain with me for the remainder of my time here for various reasons. Before we moved, my mother and I raised her together. My mum was the other parent so to speak as she took on everything that my dds father wasn't. She is the only person on the earth I would trust with my daughter. We would be apart for the best part of a year and it would kill me but for reasons I don't want to get into, it is 100% for the best if I see out the rest of the time here alone. What I'm not sure of is, how do I go about that? What are the legal implications of my mother looking after dd? What do I have to say to the LA and/or to social services? It would be for less than a year (9 months and 1 week to be precise). I just want the best for my little girl and this is the only way I can see myself being able to do what's best for her in the long term. Any advice would be hugely appreciated.