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My ex-wife has had a falling out with my father and has now informed me that she will point blank refuse to hand over my children to him when he goes up to collect them in the future and will contact the police if he does turn up. Any advice please?
Hi there,
I'm a grandparent and unfortunately we dont have rights as such.
If the children have been picked up by you father for a long time, and this has passed without a problem until now, and the children have a close bond with your father, then you could go to court for a defined Contact Order. I dont believe that the mother can dictate what the children do, or who they see during the fathers contact visits....and anything that will be detrimental to the childrens well being, ie keeping them away from their immediate family for no good reason, especially if there are strong bonds, wouldnt sit well with the court. However before considering any court action, you could try Mediation, courts prefer that all other options are tried before a court application is made.
Of course this wont solve the present problem, and if she has threatened the police then it might be advisable for your father to stay away for the time being. If court does become an option then you really dont need an accusation of harrassment hanging over you.
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