Child contact during lockdown

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Me and DDs are self isolating and not having contact with anyone. ExH sees dd3 and dd2 twice a week for an hour (court ordered) He and his large family who he lives with are all still attending work so coming into contact with people. I have asked him to stop contact for the next few weeks until the government figure out if we’re going to end up like Italy/Spain or not and to use FaceTime. He is refusing and says he still wants to come down. Aibu to say he can’t?

I think the government have said that you're allowed to transfer kids between their homes during lockdown. Are you or DD particularly vulnerable?

I feel as a single parent I am vulnerable, if I was to get the virus there will be no one to take care of DDs, ExH is unable to care for them, the court have already decided that which is why he has such minimal contact.

Well, you could refuse to hand her over- I doubt the courts would be convened to tackle it in the next three weeks. I don't know what the eventual penalty would be for non compliance with the court order though.

You’re not ‘vulnerable’ because you’re a single parent.

Vulnerable is the following:

vulnerable group include:

• Organ transplant recipients
• People with cancer
• People who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants
• People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism
• People on immunosuppression therapies
• Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired.

Are you any of the above?

If not the legal system, cafcass & government have been very clear that children may travel between homes for contact.

If contact is court ordered and he does not agree to stopping contact he can take you to court for breaching the CAO.

Children may but do not have to travel for contact. You have to decide what is in the children's best interest. See link:

www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Coronavirus-public-guidance-updated-31-March.pdf

I have a residency order & court ordered contact for ex. Contact has stopped as I am in a vulnerable category (fyi post above lists the extremely vulnerable category...)

Below is the advice from gov.uk on who is more at risk:

We are advising those who are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) to be particularly stringent in following social distancing measures.
This group includes those who are:

aged 70 or older (regardless of medical conditions)
under 70 with an underlying health condition listed below (ie anyone instructed to get a flu jab as an adult each year on medical grounds):
chronic (long-term) respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or bronchitis
chronic heart disease, such as heart failure
chronic kidney disease
chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis
chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), a learning disability or cerebral palsy
diabetes
problems with your spleen – for example, sickle cell disease or if you have had your spleen removed
a weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or medicines such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy
being seriously overweight (a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above)
those who are pregnant