My xh is moving 200 miles away. I have asked him to sign a form for a Step-parent Parental Responsibility Order to be granted to my dh, thus allowing my childrens' stepfather the same rights as a birth father (i.e the right to take time off work for a sick child, the right to take unpaid parental leave to cover school holidays & so on).
My x and I have 3 dc (aged 6,8 & 9). We divorced 4 years ago. I am now remarried & have lived with dh for 2 years. My dc live fulltime with dh and me, except for 2 nights contact every other weekend and 14 days of school holiday each year.
Essentially his moving won't make any difference other than the weekends will no longer be possible. He isn't involved in day-to-day stuff like school, parties, brownies, dentist etc. Has never taken unexpected time off for medical emergencies, inset days etc. Nor has he ever been in the habit of suprise birthday/starting school/fell-off-bike-and-banged-head phone calls or treats... between "his" weekends. My dh does ALL the stuff that I think earns him the right to have parental responsibility in law... dashing to A&E at 5am, cleaning up sick, organising birthday parties, spending days on river bank with fishing bore d, helping with homework.
I fear x will use request as power kick and say no. I am trying to prepare response.
Any experiences or opinions with Step-parent Parental Responsibility would be appreciated. Feel free to ask for details, am sure I've missed out some helpful stuff!