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HI
Has anyone has experience with this, in the sense that your ex's new partner wants PR for your child so the step parent applying?
Whats the likely hood of the Courts giving it?
I have objected and my reasons when I give my statement will be,
A) he has only made the application 8 months after I made my application for Contact so I believe he hasn't done this for Joshua's best interest but merely in retaliation
B) It still took him a further 2mths after the Judge told him he had to apply on a C2, to actually apply
C) the reasons he has given are none of the legal reasons for needing PR, such as to be able to make decisions like applying for a passport, speaking with local authorities about the child, accessing medical records etc etc
His reasons are to provide a home, teach him right from wrong etc etc
All of which I believe he can continue to do as he has done for the last 4 yrs without the need of PR
Any thoughts, experiences much appreciated
Hi There,
Although I have no experience of this, From what you say it seems from my view the reasons he gives aren't really valid, as you say he doesn't need PR to teach right from wrong.
Darren
I agree with Darren - I would be inclined to ask the court what is it he thinks he can't do now that he would be able to to with PR - except that he and your ex could effectively cut you out of any decision making on a 'majority vote'.
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