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NowAndAgain44 · Today 15:56

My ex sees our two children 8 and 10 every other Saturday 10am until 7pm. He lives around 1 hour away from us with his partner and her two teenage children. We have a court order for this which also includes one extra day per week of school holidays and alternate Christmas days. He has asked several times for occasional overnight stays and uk holidays for a weekend. This is not in the court order so I have said no. His partners house isn’t big enough for my two to have their own room so I refused overnight stays in court. He has said they could sleep in bunkbeds in one of the older children’s bed rooms and she would sleep with her sibling. I have also refused this as it’s not in the court order. My ex recently got engaged and I am waiting for them to ask me about our children attending his wedding. I don’t want them to go as I don’t know who will be looking after them but I know they will be disappointed. Am I in the wrong for not allowing them to attend or have holidays?

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FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · Today 16:00

Yes.

CalledNeededYoga · Today 16:02

What reason do you legitimately have to stop them from attending the wedding?

itsgettingweird · Today 16:04

What’s best for your children?

that’s what you need to do and what the court order should reflect or you make adjustments to it to achieve.

just saying no seems to be for your benefit to stop your ex having more contact than you agreed in court. Imagine if this was the other way round.

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NowAndAgain44 · Today 16:04

CalledNeededYoga · Today 16:02

What reason do you legitimately have to stop them from attending the wedding?

He used to drink every night when we were together so I don’t feel comfortable with him having them overnight.

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SlushMountain · Today 16:08

Yabu

Absobeautely · Today 16:09

Yes.
Why isn't he parenting them 50/50? Did he not even apply for this in the court order?

It's not on one parent to 'allow' anything, what will you do if he starts refusing to allow you certain contact time?

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