I think court is needed.. ive had enough

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I just need some advice over going to court over my daughter...
Her dad does see her when he decides he wants too an when hes bored.. we cant ever come to an agreement over his hours that he has with her he cant stick to a routine.. he has her saturday night then she comes home sunday dinner time.. but he has her sleeping in his bed with him doesnt go to bed till late.. i want to take him to court over his contact with her so he has no choice but to stick to his hours and set days.. i have tried to just speak to him but he gets abusive with his texts.

can anyone help please?

Sadly I'm not sure even if you had a court order, it would mean he would turn up if he isnt doing so now.

But in sure more people will be along who have been through it,, maybe ask MNHQ to move it to single parent thread, they may know better. I didn't want to read and run

Court orders can't make people parent the way you want them to. They can only really order contact arrangements. This doesn't mean that a parent will be forced to see a child at a particular time but that the resident parent is forced to make the child available at a particular time. Courts are interested only in good enough parenting so as long as your daughter is coming to no harm they tend not to involve themselves in the minutiae of day to day life.

If you have serious concerns about your child's safety then you should contact social services.