I went to see my children on 1st May but my son 'forgot' he had to see me, even so he managed to find me to take £20 off me. My daughter's swimming lesson on 2nd May went well but I had to cut the activities short as I had a 5 hour journey home (usually 3 hours).

I went to my daughter's school on 7th May for the promised follow-up meeting. The school had completed the report on my daughter and had called the ex into the school to explain herself. The school then dropped the bombshell that the ex was threatening to take the children 300 miles north, where her boyfriend's brother lives.

The school is seriously worried my children will drop off the radar, there's no guarantee she'll register them at a school there. The legal position is fairly clear, the children will live with their mother - which doesn't help me one bit.

The school asked me then and there to take whatever legal action I could to stop their relocation and then to protect the children.

I told the school that I'd found a new bruise on my daughter that couldn't be explained. The school nurse, who was present in the meeting, collected my daughter from her class and examined her in the medical room. Her assessment will be added to the report. The ongoing physical abuse is the most distressing point of this case. I will be talking to the school about police action if necessary but the protection issue comes first.

I took my daughter to London the following day where she met her cousins, aunt, uncle (my brother) and Nan (my mother). We had a great day, nothing but smiles throughout.

I spoke to my solicitor this morning then had to ask for the school to fax the report, my solicitor hadn't received it. They are going through the report right now to decide what application to make, the court hearing will either be this afternoon or tomorrow. Social Services aren't speaking to me or the school yet, the school is going to send someone to the social services office to get a response.

This is now in the hands of the courts, watch this space.

Topsy