Rights to see sibling

[backawayfatty1]

My DD has a half sister who lives with her dad. She has no contact with her dad since Jan (his doing) & hasn't seen sister since Xmas. Does she have a legal right to see her sister?

No. If she was heavily involved in caring for the sister e.g. overnight stays every weekend then might be able to get access but no rights as such and it has been 9 months since they last saw each other.

If she does have a legal right (I don't know if she does or not), how do you propose to enforce that right?

Do you have the time, the money and the inclination to go to court again and again over this?

Sister is babysat by granny so I would hope that DD could go there to see her. At the moment, granny doesn't want to get "involved".

Yes I would be willing to pursue legal action at my cost. DD loves her sis & is heartbroken. I'm sure sis is also feeling the strain. They had a great relationship before ex stopped speaking to DD.

It seems siblings have a right to see each other in care so I wasn't sure if they had the same right when not in care, hence the post.

How old are they?

Would age make a difference? Don't want to say too much but both under 16

Your daughter can apply for. child arrangements order. You would have to bet her litigation friend, so issue the application on her behalf.

She would need leave of the court to apply, which I would suspect will be granted. The court would base its decision on the welfare needs of the subject child, which is the half sister, not your daughter.