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Im 24yrs old and have been split from my partner for over 5 years now and my boy is 6. We had a regular agreement that he stays with me once a week and she has bearly kept to that agreement. Many of time i get a phone call the day before im due to have him and im told i cant see him this week she has plans so il have to wait till the following week. I put up with it for many of years but now she has steepped over the line. She is 8months pregnant and ive have now been told i can only see him every 2weeks because he has to bond with her new born. Id like to know by law what access im allowed each week to my son and maybe a few more rites i have as i really dont wana drag this through court or upset my son in anyway. Would appreciate any advice avalible please. Thank you
Hi There,
There are no set laws in place for how much contact you can have, the normal process is to work out something between the 2 of you that is acceptable.
There are options to do this between you one on one, or through mediation where a 3rd party will sit in and mediate, if your not able to agree then the option i'm afraid is court where a judge will listen to you both and caffcass to see what would be best, there is still no hard and fast rule as to what contact you would recieve, many dads get every other weekend with thier children from Friday through until Sunday, some will also get an extra day/ night mid week.
Hope this helps
Darren
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