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Hi all. I am just trying to figure out if I am right in thinking my ex is using my daughter as a weapon against me. She recently told me that I can only see my daughter if I travel 500+ miles to see her and that I am only allowed to be a father to her on my own and not with my new partner, her kids and our expectant baby. Basically saying that I am only allowed to be a father to my daughter without my new family or I’m not to going to be a father at all to my daughter if I want to be a father to her with my new family
Basically, yes, but it's not unusual when the father gets a new lady.
I presume you haven't got a child arrangement order, and that this is just something between you and your ex? Assuming that's the case, then I would look at mediation - this might tempt your ex to start being a little more reasonable.
www.nfm.org.uk
Without a court order she can dictate terms I'm afraid, but you do have options, as actd has touched on.
Mediation is a requirement before an application to court can be made, if mediation fails, the next step is to submit an application to family court, which would need to be in the area that your ex lives.. that also applies to the location of mediation too. S a link to mediation services
www.nfm.org.uk
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