Parental Responsibility and children

[fathomfive]

I know there was a similar thread a couple of weeks back, but the search function just crashes on me when I try using it, so please suffer my question:

I've a 7yr old girl who I have to my ex-wife. We were married and lived together for 5 years before divorcing (her infidelity) last year. I am registered as the father on the birth certificate. I have my daughter every weekend.

My question is what are my rights and where do I stand with parental responsibility and what chance does my ex-wife have of taking my daughter off to live out of the country - Dubai has been threatened?

Many thanks in advance for any help / advice you can offer.

[mrsxllifts]

Can't help with much of your problem but I do know that if you were married to the mother and get/got divorced then you automatically get parental responsibilty. This will help move things along a lot quicker as this can take months to get through a court and cost anything up to £30k!

HTH

This might help: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/ParentsRights/...

Edited by mrsxllifts on Monday 15th September 19:27

[Brown and Boris]

My understanding is that is she takes the child out of the country without your consent it is child abduction. There is a specific offence.


http://www.fjg.co.uk/family-law/Children/taking-ch...

Seems they can do it long term but only via the courts if you object.

[fathomfive]

Guys, many thanks, I'll be off down to the solicitors just as soon as I get chance, but am grateful of the responses to at least give me something to form a plan of action this evening.

Of course, I do realise Google is my friend, but I was logged in here.

[fathomfive]

Just to clarify, my daughter was born in 2001, I am on the birth certificate, and then a couple of years later her mother and I married.

Does this change the position on parental responsibility? I'm probably being thick here, I know.

[bigandclever]

Start here http://www.fnf.org.uk/law-and-policy/abduction

The father of a child automatically has parental responsibility if they were unmarried at the time of the birth, got married and then divorced later. The PR law changed in December 03 such that, if the birth was registered before that date an unmarried father did NOT automatically get PR. After that date, an unmarried father does get PR if he's named on the birth cert. But ultimately, you got married so you have PR.

[jessica]

Brown and Boris said:

My understanding is that is she takes the child out of the country without your consent it is child abduction. There is a specific offence.


http://www.fjg.co.uk/family-law/Children/taking-ch...

Seems they can do it long term but only via the courts if you object.

Too late when she has taken her. other countries have different rules.
go to sol and get an order stating that daughter is not to be removed from uk without your consent.
to be safe.

[Rogue_420]

as you married her then yes you have PR
you can take a prohibited steps order to stop her moving with your child
or if she did move abroad then she would be responisble for making sure and helping with costs of keeping contact going between you and your child
www.parentscentre.gov.uk
can be a good source of advice if you can get through the bickering and nastiness

[Racylady]

Yes, you have parental responsibility and, therefore, a right to have a say in your daughters life. Your ex should not remove the child from the jurisdiction permanently without your consent. If you want a bit of free advice about this, please feel free to call me.

[bigandclever]

If you're there, the Families Need Fathers helpline is open till 10pm

08707 607 496

[anonymous-user]

You can probably stop them moving to Dubai but not somewhere like Shetland or Yorkshire where it would probably be even harder to see your daughter.

That's what my mate's ex has done. Just for spite. Bloody bh.

[fathomfive]

Racylady: I might just do that, pm me with your number if you don't mind

The rest of you: thanks, thanks so much. I know this stuff is relatively easy to track down but once the mist of stress has descended it takes time to think clearly again.

[fathomfive]

El stovey said:

You can probably stop them moving to Dubai but not somewhere like Shetland or Yorkshire where it would probably be even harder to see your daughter.

That's what my mate's ex has done. Just for spite. Bloody bh.

I'm only one up from Yorkshire.

Still I spit though.

[Racylady]

fathomfive said:

Racylady: I might just do that, pm me with your number if you don't mind

Done. YHM.