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Hi.
Hope you are well.
Three years ago, my wife told me she needed to go the surgery with my son and after I dropped them off, she rang me to say she ain't coming back and then she disappeared from my life. She also cut all communications with me and I never heard from her or my son.
After I went home on that day, the coppers arrested me for being 'controlling and coercive' and took me to the station but then dropped me off home. Social services called me a few days later about various lied my wife had told them and I disagreed with her bs. This was the only call I ever recieved from them.
I have not had any trouble with the courts or the law since.
Most of you asked me to apply for a child contact order. Sadly, I am not financially solvent and did not go down this route. A few days ago, I have learnt from a family friend that my wife is abroad with my son. Now, googling suggests that she needs my consent to take my son even though there is no child contact order and we are divorced as I remain a parent with parental responsibility. Taking my son out of the country without my consent apparently amounts to child abduction.
Is this corect? Should I make a complaint to the courts?
Anyone?
hi,
do you know which country the mother moved to?don't think courts in UK will have much power to do anything as she is abroad.
@bill337
She has jetted off to India. I am not sure if she has gone on holiday or plans to settle there.
What you are saying about Child Abduction sounds about right, but I'd suggest you have a chat with the Reunite charity as they are super knowledgeable on this topic.
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