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A Separated Dad's Story of How He Got Residency Rights

Two years ago my ex-wife had an affair with a much older man. I was aware that something wasn't right in our relationship, but I guess I was in...

Am I Entitled to Pay Less Child Support Payments?

Your seemingly simple question actually raises a lot of very interesting points. You pay the amount mandated by the Child Support Pensions and...

At What Age Do Child Maintenance Payments Stop?

Child maintenance payments are put in place to make sure that both parents are paying a fair amount towards the upbringing of their child. This...

Benefits System and Shared Parenting

Separated Dads' letter to the government has so far (4 weeks in) only received an acknowledgement from no.10, but an MP has raised a new early day motion which is...

Can Ex Apply for Kids' Passports Without My Permission?

When you split from your partner it is easy to feel very helpless and as though you lack influence on your children’s lives. When you have gone...

Can I Charge My Ex's New Boyfriend Rent?

There’s a bit of a conundrum here. You own the house jointly, which means you both have equity in it, although how much you each have probably...

Can I Get a Background Check On Ex's New Partner?

It can be difficult when your partner starts dating again introduces a stranger into the lives of your children. It is a role that you do not...

Can I Stop My Ex Moving Our Children Abroad?

You obviously have what’s called parental responsibility for your children since the divorce. That gives you a position of some strength,...

Can My Ex Stop Me Taking My Son on Holiday?

It sounds as though the split between you and your ex is still fairly recent so it must be very difficult trying to deal with this situation. Not...

Can My Wife Change My Access Arrangements?

From the sound of things, you and your wife arranged access between yourselves, and you have voluntarily given more than the CSA recommended...

Child is Left in Care of 13 Year Old: Can I Prevent It?

When you have separated from your child’s mother it can be difficult to agree on parenting issues. As the father, you have legal responsibilities...

Do I Have to Pay My Wife a Certain Amount?

It sounds as, if part, you’ve become a victim of the credit crunch. You’ve tried to be very fair to your wife and daughter, but maybe the time...

Duty of Care: When Your Solicitor Won't Contact You

Most people hope that they never have to deal with lawyers, but when it comes to divorce, separation and contact with your kids, it can feel like...

Equality in the Family Courts: Letter from Separated Dads to P.M

Please see below the letter we sent on 12th May 2010. This was acknowledged on 19th May 2010, but as of today 8th June 2011, we have received no...

Ex is Changing My Daughter's School: Should I Be Consulted?

When you separate from your partner there is always a tug of war about who can make decisions concerning your children's wellbeing. Finding out...

How Can I Avoid Losing Contact With My Daughter?

There are two separate issues involved here, both custody and maintenance, and together they mean you’ve been denied access to your daughter,...

How Can I Obtain a Contact Order?

First of all, in order to be eligible for a Contact Order, you must have what’s known as Parental Responsibility, which means either that you’re listed on the birth...

How Do I Ensure CSA Money is Spent on My Child?

When the parents of a child split up, both sides are still responsible for the upbringing of the child until they are 16 or leave full-time...

How Do I Find My Children's New Address?

Hello, I’m glad that you find the information on the site useful. Your solicitor is right: if you choose to go through the court it may be a long...

How Do I Make My Ex See What He's Doing to the Kids?

You’re right, this is a tough one. Obviously you’ve tried to work it out between the two of you and by including solicitors. There are no legal...

How to Get to See My Kids and Help Other Separated Dads

As a father you are setting a good example by wanting to fix problems with your ex and be able to see your children regularly. Unfortunately, the...

Is My Ex Allowed To Remove Our Son From School to Go on Holiday?

It can be very frustrating when you are separated from your child and their mother makes decisions that you do not agree with. Trying to work...

Is My Ex-Wife in Breach of The Contact Order?

The first thing you should do is seek professional legal advice, but on the face of it, this sounds like a breach of the contact order. You’re...

Matrimonial Home: What Are My Rights?

I am sorry to hear that your wife has decided that your marriage is over. I note what you say about the fact that the property (which lawyers...

Recommended Reading For Separated Dads

From time to time we are asked for details of books and publications related to Separated Dads. Below is some information about books that our...

Separated Dads Wristband and Car Sticker

At Separated Dads one of our goals is to promote equal rights for fathers and to do this we need to publicise our cause and get more vistors and...

Unsupervised Contact: Taking Along Family Members

If you've been granted unsupervised contact by the court, can you take other family members with you? Can the courts or the other party stop...

What Are My Chances of 50/50 Residence?

I can entirely sympathise with your predicament. This may not be what you want to hear, but you do have a lot more contact with your son than...

What Can I Do to Help My Daughter?

This is a very delicate situation, and you’re going to have to tread very warily. Your ex-wife is apparently still very bitter at you, and certainly unhappy about...