Father’S Rights

[chelsea_girl]

Does a man have a right to take his 12 month old daughter from his ex if he knows that the new parter of his ex is into drugs? They split up a few days ago. Thanks in advance.

[EDDIE51]

No ,not if the 'Ex' has custody. I am assuming you mean to remove her permanently from the 'Ex'. The new partner has nothing to do with it, drugs or not. Custody of the child is a matter for the family court if the two parents can't work out a sensible arrangement between them.
As you say they only split up a few days ago I assume the question of custody has not been settled yet? Until custody is settled the child would normally stay with the mother. Also as they only split up a few days ago they they may get back together, so it is best to wait a while and see what happens.
It is very much in their interest to sort things out between them. If solicitors and the court get involved ,things get VERY expensive VERY quickly.

[EDDIE51]

I should have added that the father WILL have a 'right of access' (visits) for the child. Again best to sort it out between them. My daughter had a custody problem a few years ago. The solicitor charged £50 a page just to write a letter, and the letters were always at least 4 pages long. Legal aid is not normally available for family court custody cases.

[chelsea_girl]

They have only just separated. She has gone on the run with the children and my son got one of them back. The mother doesn’t care for the children, they were neglected whilst my son worked as she spent all her time on the Internet. There is no court order in place at the moment.

[EDDIE51]

^ That is a more serious situation. Get him to talk to a lawyer ASAP.
Despite what I said earlier about Legal aid,in a case like this where the safety of a child is at stake , there can be legal aid available.But he MUST get a solicitor to apply to apply for it on his behalf. Be quick as if the ex applies for legal aid first and gets it, there is no way the man will also get it. (obviously legal aid is only available to one side in a custody / family dispute,and the first to apply gets it)

[snowshoe1]

HE NEEDS TO GET A HOLD OF A LAWYER, AND SEE WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO TO GET HIS DAUGHTER AWAY FROM HIS EX WIFE.