Lockdown as a single parent

[sel2223]

Hi Everyone,

Posting on behalf of my sister who is a key worker and single mother to a 5 year old and has a couple of questions following tonight's announcement that we are going into lock down:

1. She decided to keep my niece off school as our dad (healthy, in his 50's) offered to home school while my sister is working. Can she still take my niece to her grandads each day for the purpose of childcare/schooling?

2. she has a difficult relationship with my nieces dad and there is a court order in place for contact. Does she still need to adhere to that?

If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated as she's stressing out about it all.

I should think that's fine...she has to go to work as she's a keyworker...her mode of childcare is what it is. Here is a good link about family and child arrangements www.vwv.co.uk/news-and-events/blog/divorce-family-law/coronavirus-child-arrangements

It says that no rules are in place and as we're in unprecidented times, no judge could really argue if the resident parent could not adhere to the court arrangements for their ex

Also there's a current thread on this issue with a few good responses.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/lone_parents/3858121-covid-19-and-sharing-custody