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Ex ramping up the abuse

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goawayyouboringbastard · 27/10/2019 08:10

Posted about this before. Ex moved in with new girlfriend and since has escalated the abuse towards me, refusing to drop DC back, I must travel, I’m a that, I’m a that and his favourite old trope I’m crazy.

Name calling - vicious name calling, and now he’s threatened to go to social services.

He contributes zero financially and is still disputing he needs to pay maintenance and contests it with the CMS. On reason he’s abusive and he was furious I dared apply in the first place.

Trying to get a contact order formalised but he keep changing the goal post. One of the results of the new girlfriend is she is dictating where and when contact is ‘allowed’ to take place. Whilst amusing he is doing as he is told, it’s also a little disturbing she thinks this is acceptable. She has no DC of her own, so I am of the option that this escalating situation between her boyfriend and I, really is something she needs to stay out of. The narrative he will have created however will mean she can’t of course. So it’s already a mess.

He was incredibly abusive during our relationship and his threats of social services will only escalate the matter in court as there is so Much evidence against him including his alcohol abusive. He’s no risk to the D.C. beyond how he treats me and always has done. Even in front of them. Having said that if I was to fill in a court order form then leagally and morally the boxes I would have to check would turn this matter into a very ugly and messy situation and I don’t want to put myself and the DC through that.

I am struggling to deal with the stress of his constant tirade of bullying and all of it to be honest. I’ve a high pressured full time job and am hardly on top of the housework. (I have to have absolute organisation) so it’s a little bit of a tricky situation.

I want him to stop absuiving me and then accusing me of being abusive as a start.

OP posts:
PanamaPattie · 27/10/2019 23:51

Stop contact now. Let him take you to court. Simple.

dexterslockedintheshedagain · 28/10/2019 09:20

I just don’t understand why he still expecting me to do what he tells me to

If his gf tells him what to do, he tells you what to do ..... effectively you are doing what SHE is telling you to do.
What a crappy situation for you and you DC. I can only echo PP and say this needs to be sorted out in court, hard as it seems.
Oh, and if he threatens you with social services, then if a MERLÍN report has been created, they're already aware there may be issues. Tell him this. Might pull him up a little.

He’s also gone as far to say now she’s there they have a stable base for the DC and I’m crazy and unhinged. Not sure he will want full residency (he has them less that I do)

Surely, if he's going down the road of you being an unfit parent, he wouldn't want them with you at all, and would HAVE to have full residency?

Chloe84 · 28/10/2019 11:04

I meant that to stop contact would probably be confusing for them, sorry if that wasn’t clear

You need to protect them from him and that means no contact unless court ordered.

goawayyouboringbastard · 28/10/2019 11:14

Morning,

Thanks for the replies, the point about his gf calling the shots is upsetting as I am their mum. Yes there is a marlin report now - what happens after that? They didn’t tell me how that part works.

Yes he is trying to imply I’m unfit but then says he isn’t stopping contact. They want to see him so I don’t want to upset them any more that they are.

He has now involved his parents as they are with him most weekends. So he is rallying round the troops I guess. He has painted me out as the terrible person who ruined his life so not help there.

I am speaking to a solicitor and lunch time today for some advice. I will ask about maintenance too as he claims he doesn’t need to pay any as he pays for other things.

OP posts:
dexterslockedintheshedagain · 28/10/2019 11:41

The MERLÍN report is completed when a child or vulnerable adult comes to police attention and it just alerts SS. They will decide whether further action is needed, but this will depend on what was said in the report. I suspect nothing will happen in this case, but it will be referred to if he does try to go down that route.

Aveisenim · 28/10/2019 20:50

@goawayyouboringbastard

"Why isn’t it advised? I thought legally I had to before a court would decide on contact?"

It isn't advised because often an abusive person will use the mediation process to continue their abuse through a third party.

www.gov.uk/looking-after-children-divorce/mediation

Startingoveragain1 · 28/10/2019 21:26

Call social services yourself, get in contact with the kids school. Everyone will be there to back ur corner. Keep a diary, take him to court.

Marlboroandmalbec34 · 30/10/2019 06:10

Op I am in exactly the same situation. Honestly you could be me. I am being dragged back to court again in a few weeks. It feels never ending. Feel free to pm me

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