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What rights do you have if ex moves 300 miles away?

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Sam20221 · 30/04/2022 21:40

So 2 months ago my husband of 5 years (together for 10) told me our marriage was over, claimed he was unhappy and had been for months which was why he was leaving. He’d never told me he was unhappy, was booking holidays and doing our house up etc…it came completely out of the blue. A week later I found out there was somebody else, his sisters best friend who lives down in London, we’d been on a night out, I went home early because of our daughter, he stayed out and apparently there was a spark between them! They’d text for a week before he left me and apparently she made him realise he was unhappy!

We are now 2 months on, I’ve sold our house, car and been looking after our 3 year old daughter pretty much single handedly. He’s down in London most weekends, seems to be loving his new life and has pretty much mapped out his year with this new woman.

Hes moving full force with her and through a mutual friend I’ve heard he is considering moving down to London to live with her. Its over 300 miles away, I’m just wondering if anybody has been in this situation before and what happens with the childcare arrangements? I don’t want my daughter travelling down there every other weekend as it just seems too much at her age? He’s meant to have her currently every other weekend and every Wednesday night although that hasn’t exactly been consistent so far!

OP posts:
AskingforaBaskin · 01/05/2022 21:44

What he doesn't get to do OP is encroach on your life.

He doesn't get to tell you " I'm picking up DD this Friday"

You absolutly can demand and expect plans to be made with enough notice.

No judge would ever punish you for denying that due to pre existing plans and then offering an alternative

dewl · 02/05/2022 11:10

I was awarded 70% of the equity when I split with my ex - we weren't even married but I was going to be the main carer for out two children. You should seek legal advice.

springtimeishereagain · 02/05/2022 19:14

My h's ex moved 150 miles away. H saw his dd every month - we had to pay for petrol, hotel, etc. His ex never brought dd back home. So we did that for 18 years until dd could drive and could come to us.

I agree that 300 miles is far too much for a 3yo. Your h should return eow and see your dd in her home town.

Big hugs to you.

EL8888 · 02/05/2022 19:18

In your shoes l would;
-do a CMS claim
-not get involved with the logistics of him seeing your daughter. No drop her halfway, paying for fuel etc etc. No one is making him move 300 miles away
-accept you can’t “make” him see her

louize81 · 26/04/2023 00:19

I am actually going through the same situation but my daughter is older .
she’s just turned 12 first year comprehensive.
see her dad twice a month locally where he lived at home , rarely does anything with her.
told her he was taking her on a road trip for Easter . After demanding I swap weekends for him to work extra .obviously she was excited ,
only for him to drive my daughter 300 miles away to meet a new girlfriend from Russia he’d met online in December and she stayed in the bedroom the entire weekend. Apart from a walk to saville park and a bbq with a bunch of strangers.
she seen none of her family at Easter nobody knew where she was and she didn’t either … all I could do was watch him drive her further away on her life 360 for almost 7 hours ….until she finally stopped at an estate in England…..
all the way home he was telling her he was moving to be with his new gf .
he said he’d pick my daughter up as she was driving down . She did come down for the week , but he spent the entire time with her and left my daughter waiting 2weeks .. until
he had her last weekend took her out to see a film he wanted to see . told her it’s all final and he’s gone .

I’ve never met such a moocher in my entire life.
i knew he’d do this , he’s found another woman’ to pay all the bills do all the chores . while he sits back plus computer games and has life sorted for him.
Unbelievably predictable
same as how long it will be before he’s pulling the “I can’t afford to come down”
i’ll say 4 months …
I hate how completely oblivious to the struggle my daughter is dealing with knowing he’s so far away
i just don’t understand how he could do it to her . She’s one of the most incredible kids so considerate and loving always smiling. Usually. More tears lately..
thank god she knows I’m always here . Best friend till the end x

And after all that …
final thought . . An absent father is better than an inconsistent one ..
But , let them make that decision.
let them live with the consequences of their own choice. Fools

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