What age is acceptable for a UK court to allow a child to have overnight contact with non resident parent?

Question

If contact has been firmly established between child and non resident parent, firstly at a contact center followed by days out away from contact center.
A UK judge says that a child at two and a half years old is too young to have overnight contact with non resident parent. From what age is a child allowed to have overnight contact with non resident parent?

There has been no history of violence etc, the resident parent is just being difficult in allowing access, hence a judge is involved. Parents don't get on at all.

Answer 1

you should have asked the judge

Answer 2

Normally from birth when parents sort it out themselves, but it seems that there is some reason why the non-resident parent doesn't have normal contact anyway- having to go through a contact centre, courts, etc to start off with, which isn't the usual practise.

Judges are rarely involved in contact cases unless there is a history of abuse/violence/drugs that raise child welfare concerns etc or otherwise if the parents are completely unable to co-operate for some reason. Most parents sort these things out themselves without involving contact centres and judges, so the judge must have a good reason for erring on the side of caution here.

Answer 3

i think as long as the child wants to stay with you over night, and the non resident parent and yourself get on and agree to the child staying with you, then i cant see a problem from any age?!

Answer 4

the court docket will evaluate that that is interior the youngster's ultimate interest to have touch along with her father, the youngster is purely too youthful to % that she desires touch with the two parents, additionally the court docket will additionally take into thinking the certainty which you have consistent get entry to to the youngster and might have poisoned the youngster's recommendations against her father - i'm not asserting which you have however the court docket will take the certainty that many parents do and could act for that reason

Answer 5

there isnt an age unless there is apotential risk to the child.xx

Answer 6

I would have said right from birth!