Legal / Custody matters

[TheSoul]

Good Morning all.
So long story short me and my partner split 2 months ago because i could not tolerate her behaviour anymore. She kicked the door in and was arrested.
We have Fhdra next week and she has asked for 50/50 custody, and split time for our 4 year old between both houses. Our son is currently in my care by court order.
Now i spoke to cafcass yesterday, first phone appointment. And we went through all this and the officer pointed out that because my ex is in shared accommodation with other adults this could pose a risk. She then said she would recommend a section 7 report.
So now its got me thinking that a 50/50 spilt is not in our sons best interests - My house has always been his family home, his school, doctors, friends etc are all located here and mum currently lives 30 mins away when the traffic is good, its up to an hour when traffic is bad.
While mum needs to have unrestricted access to our son for his benefit - i feel the moving him between houses every 2 or 3 days is not going to do him any good.

Has anyone else had any experience with 50/50 custody?
Or has any advice etc?

Thanks
M

She’s unlikely to be successful in achieving 50/50 if her accommodation is unsuitable and she can’t provide a stable home for a young child. I’d be surprised if her lease - or her housemates - would permit her to have a child living with her in her room, anyway. You’re more likely to be looking at facilitating daytimes.

However, once she’s in stable accommodation and able to demonstrate that she can parent with a 50/50 arrangement, it will be up for review. You’ll both be encouraged to consider how you could make it work - it doesn’t have to mean DS moving between you every couple of days, you could alternate weeks.

This is good argument @ComtesseDeSpair

Thanks for the info!