Moving abroad for better life, ex issues with son

[ThisLoyalSheep]

Hello everyone,
I'll skip a long story and try to get to the point. My hubby and I have discussed the prospects of moving abroad to better our current situation, which is extremely difficult and causing me a lot of distress due to a failed business that's left us in ALOT of debt. We discovered that moving abroad would better our situation significantly and therefore offer our kids a far better life with much less stressed parents.
Anyway, my eldest is about to do their GCSEs and I don't want to move him before he completes, so I thought that dad (ex partner) would be happy to have him stay with him until after his GCSEs. Anyway, dad has refused to have his son staying with him on a more full time basis for about 8 months and his reason is because he cannot see how he can change his and his partners life to accommodate his son on a full time basis.
I am ofcourse now going to wait until he has completed his GCSE and then take him with me. Am I right in thinking that when he turns 16, I won't need written consent from dad to move?
Thank you all 😊

Are you planning to go abroad to leave your debt behind in the UK?

Also, it was slightly unreasonable to consider uprooting your son during his gcse year. I know he’ll would have been living with just dad etc etc, but it’s still a disruption.

Regarding his dad not accommodating him, I guess we would need more info. It does sound like you expected him to have your son at a drop of a hat. We don’t know what ex does to see whether this is feasible or not.

How happy is your ds to stay behind and live with his df. Do you really think upsetting his life just before gcses is a good idea? What are his plans for afterwards? What your younger dc, would your ex give permission for them to leave? Running away is rarely a positive step to resolving problems. Do you have right to live where you intend to go?

How do you envisage things will be better if you move abroad? Which country?
If you are a UK citizen, not easy without money.

To answer the actual question, you are correct that you will not need the father's consent to take your son out of the country once he turns 16.

Does your son want to go?

Well obviously you should have waited until after your son's GCSEs either way but no, if he wants to come with you after he can do without his dad's permission.

Just wait, and get everything in place to move once GCSEs are finished! You won't need to be in contact with his father after that. Where are you relocating to?

How does your son feel about moving abroad, away from his dad?
How will you facilitate him seeing his dad on a regular basis?