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Hi,
Im new to this forum and im seeking advice bout what rights I have to see my son.
I broke up with my ex about 14 months ago. We lived in the UK together for 5 years or so, but after the break-up she moved back to her home country, Sweden, taking our son with her. At first I was OK with this as the break-up was quite raw I just wanted what was best and to not put my son through anymore arguments. He is 2.5 years old now.
After all this time she is making it increasingly difficult for me to see my son. She is happy for m to go over to sweden to see him and mainly if she is with us. I want to spend some time with him alone as any father would. I offer to fly to sweden to bring him to the UK for a wek to see his grandparents, uncle, aunty, great grandmother but she will not let him out of her sights never mind fly back to the UK with me for 7 days.
Is there anything I can do? I really want to avoid all legal battles, courts etc.
Thanks
Paul
Hi Paul and welcome.
In basic terms, there is nothing you can do by yourself if your ex won't agree or compromise, if you are going to make any progress (if any can be made) then you have no choice but to involve the courts.
The problem is that he is now living in Sweden, but as he is presumably british born, I assume his birth was registered over here. Can you let us know if you are on the birth certificate, and I will ask the CCLC to pop by.
Hi
I've had a message from the CCLC - unfortunately they feel that they cannot advise as you will need someone qualified in Swedish law.
I did have a look for more info on Swedish Family Law, from what I can gather the mother holds all the cards I'm afraid...There is a forum with lots of info its called the local se but its down for some reason...as soon as its up and running again I'll post a link 🙂
Thanks guys.
I spoke to someone the other dy who said it's best to speak to someone who has knowledge of Swedish Law.
Doing my own research it appears the laws are quite similar to those here. I maybe wrong though.
Do unmarried fathers such as myself have any rights / responsibilities in England. Im not to sure what the law states.
I am on the birth certificate so surely I have some?
Any help is much appreciated.
Best,
Heres the link to the website I mentioned, its a forum so you could register and ask the questions.
www.thelocal.se/discuss/index.php?showforum=66
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