Well tyler4164 great to hear that your children are now safe and sound but very sad that they have been split up and you have some hurdles to cross to be be reunited with them.
Don’t give up on it though mate however difficult it feels, when my marriage ended in the late 80’s my ex decided to do something similar and kept going on walkabout everytime arrangements were made for me to see my daughters for a weekend.
Eventually I managed to find a Child Welfare Officer who had some degree of sympathy/empathy for me and the situation I was in, by this time I had lost my home, job and I suppose I was having a bit of a breakdown 
It was a very dark period of my life but with the right support and encouragement I subsequently filed for a kind of restraining order which stopped her moving around and disrupting the childrens life, education and my chance of keeping the ‘Dad’ relationship going . I represented myself at court and although it was an ordeal I got through it and she was stopped in her tracks. 
Anyway mate I really hope things work out for you.
All the best
Regards
Dave Penn;
As others have said, fantastic news mate, you must be relieved to say the least and hope it all works out in the end. It is a major concern when the kids disappear, about 12 years ago when my daughter was nearly 4, we were at the local supermarket and i turned round and she had gone…my heart sank and i was overcome with panic as she had always been told never to wander off etc etc but she was nowhere to be seen. I ran to customer services, they put out a shout over the tannoy and they got some security gaurds to stand by the doors…just in case. I paced up and down the shop, not knowing what to think and happened to look down the ‘sweetie’ aisle…there she was, sat on the floor pulling out handfuls of jelly babies onto the floor and putting them into the seperate colours. As i called her she looked up and offered me a ‘red one’ and pointed to the dozens on the floor…i didn’t have the heart to bawl her out, just scooped her up. It was a massive relief to have her back but at the same time i was full of guilt because it felt as i hadn’t been doing my job as a father and keeping her safe. Different circumstances i know, but the relief must be the same knowing they are safe and well and none the worse for the experience. Good luck for the future buddy.
Great news.
You sound like the right Parent to look after your kids, I hope someone sees what appears to be obvious and gives custody to you.
Good luck.
dinosteveus1:
Great news.
You sound like the right Parent to look after your kids, I hope someone sees what appears to be obvious and gives custody to you.
Good luck.
You would think so but the social are still saying the kids could be reabilitated back with their mum. I have rang so many people both here in the uk & ireland but seem to be getting nowhere!! There is no justice for fathers.
I have rang the legal aid bord in ireland, fathers for justice, british embasy in ireland, the ministry of justice, cafcass, reunite, familys need fathers just to name a few. Some are shocked by everything & have given us some advice but social say they have their way & thats the way it will be dealt with. Ive even got to fly out to ireland next fri to meet up with the social workers but am know starting to think its a waste of time. £300 for flights accomodation & car hire & for what? to be told what i already know 
the social in ireland dont know you and they would want to no why your wife came to ireland they would need answers,they try to help every one and i no of someone who went thu the same and he has his kids every 2 weeks but he cant take them out of ireland and has a socil worker with him all the time which suits him,we have a long process here to protect the kids.if you want to see your kids money comes second.there a coach to dublin and cost 35 pounds hope you get some luck
Unfortunately the social services have to do there job right, there have been too many recently publicised cases where they didn’t do that. Be thankful, the children are safe.
This is so sad after reading the news today.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-he … r-12773116
truckerger:
the social in ireland dont know you and they would want to no why your wife came to ireland they would need answers,they try to help every one and i no of someone who went thu the same and he has his kids every 2 weeks but he cant take them out of ireland and has a socil worker with him all the time which suits him,we have a long process here to protect the kids.if you want to see your kids money comes second.there a coach to dublin and cost 35 pounds hope you get some luck
They do know me as i have been dealing with them since november last yr. My ex went to ireland to run away from services. I have been working with social since they got involved back in july 2010. I have put my kids first but my ex hasnt yet the social think she will get them back in the end. Just means something like this can happen again which it will. Then the social will be in the news for mucking up yet again!!
Wheel Nut:
Unfortunately the social services have to do there job right, there have been too many recently publicised cases where they didn’t do that.
This will be another if my ex gets the kids back. I told social something like this kidnapp would happen & they didnt listen.
they didnt get charged with anything we are getting a different story about it all sorry about you not seeing the kids but it seems one sided as we are only hearing your side i am sure that the full story will come out the kids safety come first