Moving with daughter - within Uk.?

Question

I have a 26 month old daughter. I split with her father when she was 14 months. At first, we had agreed contact in private which I stopped when I had to move out of my home due to harassment. We've been to court and he (currently) has her Friday afternoon - Saturday afternoon.

I've been seeing a fantastic guy for quite a few months now and he's great with my daughter, we love each other, etc, etc. Anyway, he's currently living 450 miles away in SW England and we've been talking and we want to live together.

We want to do it sometime next year (so that my daughter is well settled before she starts school, etc), can I do this? Could my daughter's father refuse? I've been reading but can only see cases where the PWC wanted to move abroad.

Many thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can move anywhere in the UK. You do need to inform your ex and still allow contact.

You should probably go back to court, amicably, to change the access arrangements. It is going to be difficult for your ex to have her every weekend when she is so far away so you might want to make arrangements for him to have her for longer. You can also plan for the future for when she starts school. Think about things like whether her dad will have her for an entire school holiday or just half of it.

If you can both walk into court and say this is what we agree it is going to be the best thing all round.

I have relatives in a similar situation. The kids are now in their teens and get two summer holidays abroad one with each parent. They are well adjusted happy kids.

Answer 2

You can move anywhere you like as long as her Father is kept in the loop.Your relationship with the father has changed but you will always have to be in a relationship with him as the father of your child.Your child has the right to know her father and he to have her. Explain to him that you will do whatever necessary to ensure that he sees his daughter as often as possible.These are things you will have to discuss with him and your new boyfriend to be fair. Your new boyfriend will never be able to replace the natural father and your choices now will have a lasting impact on quite a few people,so tread lightly and carefully.