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I live in London, now in Tier 4.
I live by myelf and have a support bubble with my brothers household (also in London). He has two kids.
When my son visits i generally visit my brother since my son is close to his cousins.
My ex is now claiming that im breaking the COVID19 tier 4 no household mixing rules. She says the support bubble is no longer valid when my son is with me and i should stay at home with him. She claims im putting son at risk. I personally dont see the difference between me visiting bros house by myself or with my son.
Is she right?
If she's wrong can someone please provide me with a link to a webiste that states what im doing is ok.
hi,
am also in London. To avoid any issues like this, I have just told family not to visit our house when the kids are staying with me. We also don't go to any family members homes.
here's some info:
There are several ways that parents and carers can continue to access childcare in Tier 4 areas:
- parents are able to form a childcare bubble with one other household for the purposes of informal childcare, where the child is 13 or under
- some households will also be able to benefit from being in a support bubble
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-4-stay-at-home#childcare
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household
Came across this
"If you’re a single-adult household, you can form a support bubble with another household other than the one that includes your child’s other parent."
https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/christmas-bubbles-the-five-days-of-christmas
So according to this I'm not doing anything wrong
No you arent doing nothing wrong. Single adult household does not include children under 18
Hi, thanks. Do you have a link that I can send to her and nip any potential conflict in the bud. Once she sees it on paper that I'm doing nothing wrong she wont bother me
try this - this is the government website, so the ultimate authority
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household
try this - this is the government website, so the ultimate authority
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household
Thanks but I cant see anything specific to my situation. I can see that a person living alone can form a support bubble but no mention of scenarios related to shared custody of children
I.e. can the lone person still visit his support bubble when he or she is having child contact.
can get confusing. that's why I suggested that when your kids come over, it's better to avoid visiting other households and nobody to visit your house. that way you avoid any issues with your ex.
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