How do I stop my ex wife from taking my children to live in another country?
The simple fact is that your ex can apply to the court to be allowed to take the children abroad, and there’s a fair chance that she’ll be granted permission by the court. You’d be well advised to talk to your solicitor first to assess your full legal options. If it does come to court, you’ll need to mount good objections to your ex taking the kids abroad to live. Much of that strategy would be on how it affects the kids themselves, since that should be the focus for the court. It’s one that might serve you well, since the court could be encouraged to take testimony from the children themselves. That’s not good news overall, and certainly not reassuring news, unfortunately. That also makes it a good idea to try and work something out with your ex if that’s at all possible. Otherwise there’s going to be even more animosity than there is now, which makes things worse for the children, too. Keep your tempers in control where you talk to your ex, and keep the focus on the children and what
