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Refusing to bring back our son

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SiempreDot · 04/01/2020 20:56

Ex came to pick up our son on friday and saw there were moving boxes. Temporarily moving to parents whilst a new house two minutes from ours is renovated.

I haven't told him our new address due to emotional abuse and stalking - this was based on legal advice from a solicitor who said there's no legal reason you have to disclose your address.

We are in an appeal hearing on a Monday where he has appealed the judge's decision which ruled against himS He has now text me to say he is refusing to bring our 3 year old son home because our son has said apparently we're moving to Brighton (we live in the north). This is totally bizarre. I believe he's trying to set me up before court on Monday to say I'm some kind of flight risk.

This is one of a long list of inflammatory things he's done before court. On Christmas Day, he refused to return him at the agreed time claiming his car had broken and then all his family had hidden their cars down a side road when I arrived.

I don't know what to do if he doesn't return him tomorrow? Can the police be involved? The court order says drop off at 5pm on Sunday.

If he does fail to to return him, I'm minded to say in court that he isn't safe to have our son because of his decision to engage in these games. Can someone advise me how to play this in court and whether the police could do anything tomorrow?

Really out of my mind with worry.

OP posts:
TheJoxter · 04/01/2020 21:02

Do you have a court order in place already?

TheJoxter · 04/01/2020 21:02

Sorry just saw that you do!

MoonlightMistletoe · 04/01/2020 21:03

If he goes against the court order then I would call the police and definitely bring this up in court.

TheJoxter · 04/01/2020 21:04

Phone non-emergency police line now and tell them that he’s told you he won’t bring him back, they’ll at least be able to tell you whether or not police can get involved. This will not make him look good in court at all.

prh47bridge · 05/01/2020 00:39

No criminal offence is being committed so this is not a police matter. The most they will do is make sure that the OP's son is safe. If he breaches the order this is a matter for the family court.

mummmy2017 · 05/01/2020 21:59

Text him this.
We go to court tomorrow
I will have to tell the judge this is the 2nd time in two weeks you have refused to return little one.
Are you sure you want this bought up in court.

Clangus00 · 06/01/2020 21:22

Good luck

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