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Would usually return her on Monday.
When are you next due to have your daughter if she had returned home to mum?
It’s been a bit ad hoc over lockdown, with extra days in between, but the usual routine for term time is fri-mon one weekend and just Sunday the next. Mum however recently refused the just Sunday, when lockdown began, because sports club I take her to is cancelled.
I think it would look really good for you all round especially with social services if you obtain a hours legal advice about all this. She has obstructed contact and is likely to stop all contact if handed back. You have serious safeguarding issues and believe in the interim she is better off with you. I would after social services saying what they said say you want to be a resident parent and have her do a drugs test and you would promote contact ie every other weekend unless social services said otherwise. Let her make application to court. If ss contact you say you can take kids to mums as long as you guarantee to bring them back, likelihood is they cant so it wont happen. If ss was backing you, an emergency hearing would of been advisable for interim order for daughter to live with you pending outcome of ex been tested.
I think a hours legal advice would be way forward , hopefully its free. And make sure you say that you want kids to see mum as that will look good unless someone advises otherwise. Offering supervised only could go against you due to nobody listening at moment
I am going to repeat what you have already been told by experienced members...
Child stays with you, under no circumstances allow contact of any kind with mother.
Tell mother to submit an emergency application for contact.
Hold the position that mother has issues that need to be addressed and that you want to work with her and service providers to help your daughter enjoy a relationship with both parents but that you will be seeking a residence order in your favour.
Ignore mom, her partner and everything else and focus on creating an amazing life for your daughter that is drama free and Filled with joy.
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