can anyone advise,
i have not stopped contact between child and her father, his contact is consistent, he refuses to talk to me when he picks up and drops off, i have changed my plans to suit him, i allow unlimited phone contact.
he lives about an hour away but works away in the week.
he wont tell me what she has eaten or how she has been.
he is demanding overnight access which i have said no to for the moment as child is very clingy with me and has recently regressed in toilet training.
after dropping her off late again last time and refusing to communicate with me regarding what she had eaten after being poorly i messaged him to say that it was not on, he had also ignored some basic safety requests.
he has openly admitted to me via message he is emotionally struggling.
he initiated mediation but unfortunately i dont qualify for legal aid and can not afford to pay so he cancelled.
i have put forward reasonable requests, ie ring once a week, see lo for the day, be civil so child does not pick up on tention, be consistent and then lo will feel more comfortable and want to sleep. its something to work towards but relationship needs to be built up.
he has refused to talk about it saying he wants lo overnight then we dont have to communicate.
i am not comfortable agreeing to this and want him to put lo needs first and not his own, if he takes me t court will they grant overnight access straight away or will they see my propsals as being fair.
he can sometimes go three weeks without contact, and when this happens lo behaviour can deterirate.
thanks