Can I move away with DD?

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My relationship is coming to an end. I have an 8 month old DD.

I live in DP's house (long story!). I am originally from Bristol which is over 400 miles from where I live now in Scotland.

All my family are down in Bristol and if we split up, I have no-one up here.

Do I take my DD away from her Dad? Or should I live here alone so he can see her all the time?

He is saying go at the moment, but can he take me to court if I take her that far away?

I'm absolutely not an expert but believe he can only prevent you taking your child out of the UK (possibly EU). I hope someone who can give you better advice comes along soon and I'm sorry that you're going through this.

Thanks. I feel as if I should stay here and let him have a role in DD's upbringing day-to-day.

he could file for a prohibited steps order (not too sure for scotland tho)...this could prevent you moving if he had good enough reasons to keep you there. but if he's saying go,then i'd be wondering what kind of relationship he's intending to have with your child.....

I think he is just saying it in anger at the moment to be perfectly honest.

thinking of it from your dd's point of view,then staying nearby would be best....i had this dilema also,i moved halfway between the ex and my parents,as i wanted a new start anyway.....the the ex upped and moved a further 230 miles away,so he hasn't seen his kids for a long time now.

What a shame Brie5 . I think it is the right thing to do. Not sure my parents will see it that way though!

I am in a similar situation, all my family live 250 miles away from where I live with my xp. I have decided to stay put for now because my xp would go mad if I moved ds away, and I feel ds deserves to be able to see his dad regulary. I have made quite a few good friends where I am and if I hadnt I really dont think I would be able to stay because I would be v unhappy which is not healthy for ds to grow up seeing. If you dont have any friends in Scotland and decide to stay there then you need to make every effort to meet new people and build a support network.

I would go or stay in whichever place would give my child the best start in life.

if you want to go and he's saying go then go while the going is good iyswim

if you really want to go - it might be your window of opportunity of going hassle free.. if you can get in writing that he happy for you to go then that's a bonus