Update:
Woah, so Mother backed down with the homeschooling idea either because she wasn't granted conditional registration or because she knew it would be more hassle than worth regarding orders. Guess we will never know which one.
On Monday, both parents agreed with times. Due to travel Dad was having child after Easter and will obtain Easter next year and make up extra time this year. On Tuesday, Mother asked Dad if he could pick child up on Thursday like the original plan. Dad said yes.
On Tuesday afternoon, Father gets a phone call and child is not at school. Dad says the reason he was wasn't picking child up until Thursday was because he thought child was going to go to school. Mother than offers that the child stay with him for a while.
Father and Mother have a discussion later where mother says:
1. A dr recommended that child live with Father
2. She wasn't able to start work or do any work with child around
3. She just thinks this is what is best for the child
Mother says "let's be big people about this. It doesn't need to go back through the courts and I don't want to sign anything". Father explains that she will need to sign something as there are court orders in place that say she has residency and for the sake of the child, Mother cannot just turn around in a month or two once child is settled into a new school etc and say she wants her back. Mother agrees to sign something saying the residency of the child has changed.
Father says okay and explains to child that there are rules here and that she will be going to school. Father asked Mother to pack some stuff up and make sure she has child blue book and birth certificate. Mother expresses that she will get the birth certificate but she lost her blue book.
At pick up, Mother tells Father that she forgot the birth certificate. She packs a big suitcase of clothes, all the child's school stuff, some toys, etc..
Here are my issues with the above!
Firstly, Mother is yet to sign anything. Everything else is verbally agreed to. Literally nothing was done via text apart from a reminder about the blue book and birth certificate and Father asking Mother is she is okay. The mother responded "I don't want her to go, that's all".
Would it be sufficient enough for Mother to sign something like:
"Effective from date the residency of the CHILD has changed from the Mother's residency to the Father's. For the purpose of the orders signed, date the roles of Mother and Father have swapped".
If Mother does refuse to sign, is there anything we can do if she changes her mind in a few months when she realizes that a 6-year-old is probably not the root of her problems and she wants her back?
