My daughter will be 3 in September and this year the poor little thing has had to cope with her parents separating. We are currently sharing care week on week of whilst we go through the court system. She gets more and more distressed each time I leave her with her father and there doesn't seem to be any professional body out there to help. Her father is doing everything to paint me as a bad person but I assure you I am just a normal mother who wants to be with her daughter. He has hardly spent anytime with our daughter since she was born as he was always working late and then involved with another woman until I finally took the plunge and suggested we separate. Social Services are unable to get involved but my daughter is being brainwashed when she is away from me and clams up if any of her fathers family are mentioned. Has anyone else been through a custody (residency as its now called) battle that can offer some support or advice. When he is supposed to be spending time with our daughter he is palming her off with his family and carrying on his new life with his new lady. I don't mind the new relationship but I desperately need to build bridges between my daughter and her father as I hate having to pass her to him when she gets so distressed but am forced by the court system to do so.
Any help for a single mum in desperate need would be greatly appreciated.