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Hi everyone, really need some advice, have been separated from my ex wife for six years and divorced for the last three. Everything has been fine and dandy over the last five years with me seeing my three children 16,12 and 8 every other weekend, they live full time with their mum in the same city.
Out of the blue last week my ex wife announced she wanted to up sticks and return to her home county of Cornwall after an absence of 20 years with my children.
I don't want this to happen for many reasons the obvious being it is physicaly impossible for me to maintain the agreed contact of every other week.
Can she just do this, I'm in the process of completing a court order and any help or opinion would be gratefully received.
Does your ex have a good reason for moving? Generally a court will be reluctant to prevent a move unless it's being done with the purpose of making contact difficult, so it could be an uphill battle.
What do your children think of this move? Your oldest daughter could make her own decision to stay with you as a court won't make an order for her, so she may be in a position to influence your ex.
The other question I have is what are you applying for in respect of an court order? Have you read yoji's guide to representing yourself? It's certainly worth a read.
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