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I'm distraught

36 replies

HowamIgoingtocope · 05/05/2017 00:01

Can anyone advise. My ex has refused to bring the kids home tonight. Knowing I couldn't pick thwm up. He's now stating it's my responsibility to get them to school. I'm sat here crying

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HowamIgoingtocope · 05/05/2017 02:37

At the end of the day the children are in his care. It his responsibility to get thwm to school. He moved 8 miles away. (Could take him an hour in rush hour to get here )

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OlennasWimple · 05/05/2017 02:41

I would leave it with him to get them to school / CM, but I appreciate that it's easy for me to say

HowamIgoingtocope · 05/05/2017 02:43

He's stated it's not his legal responsibility.
I'll be dropping uniform at my childminders and mums.
This is getting silly. I'm already under a number of organisations (nothing to do with the kids they are fine) because of his actions towards me.

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OlennasWimple · 05/05/2017 02:46

Even if it's not his legal responsibility, it's his moral duty to support his kids education and his human duty not to be a dickhead just because he can....

HowamIgoingtocope · 05/05/2017 02:49

He has parental responsibility. That's a simple fact . His human side left six years ago. If it doesn't benefit him he doesn't care.

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OlennasWimple · 05/05/2017 03:06

He's a dickhead, that's another simple fact Smile

Hope you get it all sorted in the morning

HowamIgoingtocope · 05/05/2017 03:11

I'm seriously considering getting up and going into work. I would do if there wernt alarms on. Grrr

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BlackeyedSusan · 05/05/2017 15:06

let him take you to court. he is going to look like a right dick head isn't he when he explains to the judge...

HowamIgoingtocope · 06/05/2017 19:01

Apparently there are other issues. None that I'm aware of apart I didn't twll him about a medical referal because that's what it was. No treatment etc.

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RandomMess · 06/05/2017 19:10

Let him take this to court, or better still take him to court and self-rep.

This issue is only going to be resolved by court. It's about power and control.

The courts will see his unreasonable behaviour and that you cannot house the DC without working etc. He is so in the wrong. It is very much the norm that the non-resident parents does both collection and return for contact.

He is bullying you, call his bluff. Go to court - even if it doesn't go in your favour then at least you have defined contact.

Bearing in mind he has done this you can that refuse to allow contact until it goes to court if you wish because he refused to return despite having done it for 5 years!!!! He cannot unilaterally change the arrangement when you are not in agreement with them.

HowamIgoingtocope · 21/05/2017 20:59

Well mediation has been closed due to him not agreeing to pay half my costs. Obviously wasn't that important to him then. Now it's a waiting game. I'm quite happy for him to file. He will have to.pay something at least then.

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