Thank you for your comprehensive response Anonymous – no formal custody arrangements have been agreed yet and i’m trying my best to keep this away from the courts where possible although it might be inevitable that we end up in this scenario!
Whilst she needs my permission to leave the UK and enter SA, it could end up costing 10’s thousands to keep them inj the UK temporarily and eventually, they would probably get a court order granted to leave. There are no extenuating circumstances here either thankfully.
My only real options are moving to SA or certainly far closer and agreeing on some form of shared custodial arrangement that is enforceable in SA too.
It’s going to be a long 2018??
Thanks again for your advice 🙂