Trespass

[r1tey]

Hi guys don't worry this isn't hopefully a complicated one but the situation is I want to advice my wife's ex partner and father of her daughter that he is not welcome at our property even if my step daughter/his daughter who is 12 invites him in, is it enough to do this in writing via registered mail?

Reason for this is high school is imminent and said step daughter will be at home on her own for short periods of time and I know the ex will try it on.

thanks in advance.

[V8mate]

IANAL, but trespass is a right old civil ballache.

I'd suggest that any uninvited visit to your property will be deemed harassment. At least that way you can invoke les flics.

[anonymous-user]

Tresspass is not a criminal offence, it's a civil matter..

IANAL (and also happy to be corrected) but you may only sue if the person causes loss, otherwise it's a simple case of asking them to leave.

Writing to him and telling this will just stir things up as it's implied anyone not welcome in a household is automatically tresspassing anyway.

(For example, me letting myself into your unlocked front door... you dont know me?)

I think..

[Gareth79]

BAM225 said:

Writing to him and telling this will just stir things up as it's implied anyone not welcome in a household is automatically tresspassing anyway.

I get the impression from the OP that the ex-partner hasn't yet realised how much the OP doesn't want them in the house?

To the OP: was the ex-partner expecting to be found in the house with the daughter and then brush it off "oh I was just here saying hi, I'm just leaving", or were they probably going to come and go quickly? Is there any sort of legal arrangements in place for access?

[anonymous-user]

Gareth79 said:

I get the impression from the OP that the ex-partner hasn't yet realised how much the OP doesn't want them in the house?

To the OP: was the ex-partner expecting to be found in the house with the daughter and then brush it off "oh I was just here saying hi, I'm just leaving", or were they probably going to come and go quickly? Is there any sort of legal arrangements in place for access?

Hadn't thought about that, fair point!

[r1tey]

The ex partner knows very well how much it would annoy us if he was in the house and there are no legal access arrangements in place just an informal agreement.

My concern which I suppose is obvious is him being in our house at all as he is a very unpleasant chap - not to be trusted at all.

[Adrian E]

Make sure step-daughter is aware that her dad is not under any circumstances to be allowed access to your home when neither you nor her mother are in the house?

Until she's old enough to move out and make her own decisions, I'd say that's fair enough that you have some say on who she lets in to the family home.