[Solved] school days in lockdown

I would have a good read through your court order . Your ex is probably trying it on. If she isnt allowing contact then you will need to return to court. I would try and resolve it with ex first though

most of us dads on here were screwed at start of lockdown. soon as it began my ex told me kids are staying at hers until further notice. so went over 3 months with a few video calls a week.

i was going through court hearings while that was happening. court didn't seem that bothered. just told me that normal contact is to resume once lockdown is over or schools re-open.

Thank you for your quick reply I really appreciated it....whilst the court order tells us which days we have (after school) if there's no school, like inset days and isolation, it seems like the court order doesn't cover it, so mums assume it falls to them.....court orders in Covid leave us and our children fighting for the 'spirit of the court order' in the face of the other parent who has no heart for spirit or what's right for their children...please no-one give up....I'm FaceTiming my child tomorrow and whilst I'll make that the most important best thing in my day tomorrow despite having to drag myself off of the floor from despair and anger, I'll know after that, I'll be researching into the night how I can make these days fair and legally both of ours and when I do I'll share it with you all....

yes its tricky. court will always tow the line of the childs safety and welfare is paramount. and thats why my ex got to keep kids away from me for over 3 months during lockdown.

my kids were with me last weekend. while i had them, ex had a covid test done for one of them and was awaiting results that weekend. had my child tested positive that time, i would have kept the kids in isolation with me for 10 days :p

In theory, if you were to exhibit symptoms of covid while the children were with you, wouldn't you have to self isolate for 10 days and the children stay with you? 8)

I would of thought if you read the court order carefully you should have children as normal if there is school or no school. Normally if a mum is hostile and unwilling to co-parent that would be same time as school finishes. If they are reasonable then family courts would expect you to arrange a suitable time between yourselves which would normally be a lot earlier as they arent at school.

Most dads who have court orders generally if kids not at school get half of holidays.