Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) Has anyone taken one out?

[HereBeHubbubs]

I need to prevent the childrem's father (who has Parental Responsibility for both) from turning up at school and collecting them and taking them away with him.

He hasn't seen or contacted them in over 2 years and has made threats to 'abduct' them away from my 'evil care' and is forming his plan to park outside my home permanently in his motorhome in order to have constant, unrestricted access, as he calls it.

There is a DV history but as it was over 2 years ago it isn't legally applicable anymore my solicitor informed me. It's almost as if he waited exactly the required 2 years before harassing me again.

Prohibited Steps Orders are expensive, I'm not entitled to legal aid and it will kickstart a whole new process of what I feel is aggravating him, as if my doing this confirms to him he has 'got to me' and that gives him licence to then do everything in his power to exercise his vindictiveness. His texts are heaving with his plans to appropriate this, lthough so far is all talk. He threatened to walk in on a family funeral I attended a few weeks ago as he lived nearby to it and the deceased's wife as is typical nowadays decided to declare the details all over Facebook, he is stalking me via social media of course.

I am over the DV issues now (I believe - I may be deluding myself though), but I'm still bothered by the fact the eggshell walking still continues 5 years after I finally left him.

If anyone has experienced similar behaviour from an ex ad taken out a PSO? Or do you have advice on a better legal course of action such as other preventative orders?

I'll probably post this on other boards too for the response traffic, but it is primarily a lone parent issue so I will post here first for a few hours.

Thankyou in advance :)

It doesn't sound like you need a PSO.
In your position I would be asking your solicitor about a harrassment order, I think its called 'non molestation' or something similar as it stops him contacting you etc.
Things like prohibited steps orders seem to be referred to mediation first these days rather than applying to court (the paperwork for applying asks for proof that mediation has been attempted) which again would make it unsuitable.
You will need to keep record of any texts or emails he sends but you should block him on facebook and think about having a seperate pay as you go mobile and email account so that you can store these things without having to read them.

Yes, it sounds like he can be put in his place via a harassment order. He is not entitled to stalk you, camp outside your house or bombard you with texts. As there is a history of violence and no contact with DC, you should be able to insist that any contact they have with him is supervised by a third party.
You can email him and tell him that all contact with you must now be via email and only about him seeing DC, then just block and ignore any texts; put the phone down on him if he rings, and if he appears on the doorstep, call the police.