Rights to take child on holiday

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My ex doesn't have a court order to see our child but he does have PR.
Can he stop me taking my child abroad?

Is it to a country under the Hague Convention? How long is the holiday for?

I believe unless you have a child arrangement order then yes you may need his permission to take them abroad. You may or may not be stopped and asked for it though! A court would be very unlikely to not grant the permission if your ex refused and you had to take him to court though. If you have a child arrangement order saying they reside with you then I think you can go for 28 days without his permission.

If you have residency you don't need his permission for less than 28 days.

It's just to the canary or Balearic island for a week or 2. I just don't want to book it then last minute he decides to try and stop me?
We haven't gone to court yet so neither of us have residency.

Without a residency order you would both need the others' written to take children out of the UK.

It costs a couple of hundred pounds to apply for a Specific Issues Order at court, very straightforward to apply and you shouldn't need a solicitor if you feel confident enough.

I applied for a SIO and the Judge awarded me residency there and then when my ex refused permission to take my kids on holiday. Only once since then (7 trips abroad) have I been asked to show any of the documents but it wouldn't be worth the stress.

Do the dc have the same name as you?
I've been abroad every year with my dc they ha e same name as me I've never been stopped we go to Spain and Cyprus etc.

Always send a letter with my foster kids at work though they often get stopped with foster carers due to different surnames

Also it doesn't say 'divorced' on your passport!!

Also my exh takes dc on holiday and he hasn't been stopped