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I have recently be told by my ex she cannot meet me halfway on a friday to drop the kids off. however she expects me to drive all the way to london on a friday night from newark which is over a 4 hour round trip. i know she is tired at the end of the week. i have suggested the children be put on a train which only takes one hour and stops nowhere except grantham where i will met them. however she will not do this either. have i any rights over this journey and it is also adding extra costs for the fuel. at the moment i have no choice but to do the full journey or do not get to see my children.
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Is there any court order for this, or was it an informal agreement between yourselves?
In which case, as the parent with care, she effectively can say what will and will not happen, though she has to be reasonable in facilitating contact and it's quite possible that a judge will agree with her that the children should not be alone on a train (depends on the age of the children). You need to try mediation, or if that doesn't work, then look at applying for a contact order.
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