Am I allowed a girlfriend after separation

[BirmRob]

Hi all,
Dec 2021, my wife told me, our marraige is over and we state in documentation we were seperated on 1st dec. We still live together with our 2 children aged 10 and 14 to date and oneards

My children are my concern, whilst I go out in the day or night, I come home to find them not living a well structured life or doing the basics, like washing/ cleaning there teeth or getting dressed, she doesn’t even sit with them, she is a proffesional and works in the health industry.

our Financial remedy case is May next year.

My question is I have known a very good friend for 12 months and she is a lady. She is very fond of me and she would love to get to know my boys, am I able to introduce my boys to her, without affecting my settlement. She doesn’t own her own house , she lives with her son in her dad’s house with her dad. She has a bad credit report and has no money. She also works as a proffesional.

am I allowed to introduce her to my boys ? And not affect my divorce/ settlement?

[BirmRob]

Even if I introduce her as a friend and then the boys can be included what we do and do things all together, to enable my boys to have more of meaning to life and see happiness more ?

[R0b]

There is no law as far as I'm aware that prevents you introducing your children to another female friend or potential partner, unless a court orders otherwise. I suspect it will likely affect your ongoing case not necessarily from a legal standpoint but if your ex-wife discovers what you have done this could mean that she becomes more difficult to talk to or decides to take matters into her own hands or something else that she can legally request or enforce.

You will need to decide to weigh up that risk and if it is worth doing right now in the middle of legal proceedings.

[BirmRob]

Thank you, it’s a crazy situation, but my motive is to make my children’s lives healthier and vibrant