Preventing my partner from taking my child

[GlynParry1974]

Hi everyone,

I was in a relationship with a Jamaican woman who is an overstayer. We had a child together and I am named on his birth certificate. She now wants to leave the country after our relationship broke up. Do I have any legal rights over my son? I have applied for a UK passport for him, which I have been told is on the way to me. We have put in an application for her to stay in the country, but this is being cancelled.

Many Thanks

[John]

This is an immigration-related board and effectively you are asking about a family law matter. You need to contact a Family Law Solicitor without delay, because it could well be possible for you to obtain a Court Order to prevent your child being removed from the UK. But to get such a Court Order you clearly need legal advice.

[GlynParry1974]

Thank you for your reply. I asked here because she will probably ask the immigration service for help getting back to Jamaica.