I am single dad, my son is 17. After the lockdowns dropped out of school, couldn't properly attend private school I paid for, didn't go for GCSE exams, dropped out of GCSE prep course in a college. All this has been happening over a course of 5 years with me trying to get him mental health for his OCD, social anxiety and him refusing to take it. His mother did absolutely nothing but damage his mental state. Every time she would invite him to a party or Christmas and he would ask to stay with her she would start crying and refuse. Both my ex and I are professionals living in our own houses 15 minutes away from each other. I do not have any partner, she remerried to a warm hearted man whom I now very well.
My son developed self-harm habits because of rejection by mum (his own admission), at one point I had to take him to the hospital. Social Services were and are involved but he would not engage properly. Two weeks ago he tried to take his on own life, I prevented it (police was involved to help me). He's been in a hospital for just over a week in A&E facilities and now Social Service and Local Authorities are trying to get him back to my house. In his mind I was the reason for such horrible life he has. I am trying to explain to them that returning back to my house would make the situation worse but they don't seem to hear me.
I am mentally exhausted, had to take mental therapy for 3 months and absolutely certain that his staying in my house will continue his downhill slide. His mother's excuses for not taking him are she is working from home and her son and her have been out of touch for a few months (only a few days ago they spent 1 hour on the phone talking about her ancestors).
Can a local council take a parent who's been uncooperative to court?
Thanks and kind regards