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My wife called me today at 4pm saying she was moving at the weekend 40miles away.
She will be taking my 6yr old daughter out of school from Friday then letting her go to a school near the new house,
my little girl has been struggling with her school work and i have seen her teacher about this on the parents night that my wife didn't even turn up for so we have been trying very hard on the days she is with me and things have become allot better.
I don't think it is right that she can do this without even consulting me and i don't think its in the best interest of my little girls schooling,
I have offer for her to stay with me until at least the end of term then she her mum on a weekend.
My other daughter is only 3yrs old so i don't think the nursery is such a issue as she only goes 2 afternoons per week.
Can she legally just give me so short notice, i have made a appointment with my solicitor but she is not available until Monday afternoon but then i am going to file for custody
I don't know what to do please help as i'm sure i'm not the first with a problem like this.
Hi there 🙂
I'm afraid your wife can do pretty much what she likes if you dont have a defined contact order, or something like a prohibited steps order in place. She should discuss things like moving schools with you as that would be the right thing to do, but there is no law that says she has to, as the resident parent she has the right to move house without letting you know.
As far a custody is concerned, or Residency as it is now called, I think your solicitor is very likely to advise you against going for that, as without there being serious risk to your children, the court would not consider taking them from the mother. You can however apply for defined contact, and have such things as moving schools etc, written into the order.
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