My 12yo son has been going to his fathers nearly every Saturday overnight since he was 2. My son hates going, he doesn’t like his stepmom and they don’t tend to do much when he goes. His dad refuses to see him any other time as he moved away when we split up. If his dad has plans at a weekend he will simply just not see him until the following week.
In the past I have asked for alternate weekends and have offered him to see him in the week which have all been refused. He even went as far as sending me letters from the solicitors saying if I changed contact arrangements he’d take me to court. These arrangements were never set by the court.
My son is now at an age where he wants to spend time with his friends at a weekend and also with me and his little brother. I messaged his dad asking for a meeting to discuss this and yet again met with a no and the threat of solicitors. He knows I have no money whilst he does.
Do I have to send my son there every week if he doesn’t want to go?