I'm a regular poster but name changed in case the person involved is on MN.
I've been with my boyfriend for quite a few weeks now, spent an awful lot of time together, whole days, whole weekends not just odd dates. The current arrangement is that he has his kids 50-50. He's spent time with my kids and when I'm at his for weekends, I spend a lot of time with his kids. They seem genuinely happy with him, affectionate, not at all nervous, he feeds them well, they are cuddly and generally lovely kids. A little boisterous at times, but they're only 3 (DS) and 5 (DD), that's to be expected. They seem to get on really well.
In the past, his EXW has made accusations to social services that he's hurt them, there have been investigations and nothing was ever found- and I've seen the paperwork with my own eyes, he's been incredibly open about it.
Today on the day he's meant to collect them from nursery and school he's had a message from her solicitor so say she's withholding them from him, obviously he went straight to pick up the youngest from nursery and it's real, she's taken the kids.
He can't get hold of his solicitor because he's in court, and he's in bits obviously- there was no warning for this, the letter was delivered today saying that it's happening today so not earlier in the week giving him a chance to speak to the solicitor beforehand.
I just don't know what to do... What happens next? How can I help? He's terrified of losing his kids and thinks it's all about money- which he's never tried to withhold and had actually gone over and above to help her when they first split.
I'm completely lost!