Is it hopeless?

[grahamw48]

Bear in mind that any kind of visa application to UK will have to mention the children, and the fact that there ARE dependent children, and their circumstances may affect the outcome of the application.

Removing the children away from (you hope) the reach of the father is not going to stop him wanting access either, or affect that right. Why should it ?

He will still need to be consulted when settlement visas are applied for, as his name is on their birth certificates.

Has anyone considered the feelings of the children in all this, now or in the future ?

[joebloggs]

Has anyone considered the feelings of the children in all this, now or in the future ?

i think the children are 3 and 1 ? like it said in the link i posted, the morality of the father is in question, whats he going to tel lthe kids when he visits them when their older ? "daddy where are you going" , "I'm off back to my wife and 6 kids!"

[grahamw48]

i think the children are 3 and 1 ? like it said in the link i posted, the morality of the father is in question, whats he going to tel lthe kids when he visits them when their older ? "daddy where are you going" , "I'm off back to my wife and 6 kids!"

And the morality of the mother, who has 2 out of wedlock kids to a married man in a Catholic country isn't ?

To me the whole situation is a mess, and I'd run a mile.

[joebloggs]

And the morality of the mother, who has 2 out of wedlock kids to a married man in a Catholic country isn't ?

To me the whole situation is a mess, and I'd run a mile.

oh i agree with you there graham , but she was 18 and he was 38 and she has phil law on her side until the kids are at least 7yrs old. thou her carrying on in this situation probably dosn't help with her morality as a mother either

[MarkR]

Has anyone considered the feelings of the children in all this, now or in the future ?

Well of course the children are the most important aspect. At present they are 1 and 2.5 yrs old. Would they be better seeing their biological father once or twice a week (less if Anne moved further away, and why shouldn't she?) or would they be best having a full time step dad who would bring them up as his own?
I'm not saying either way is better than the other, just that there are pros and cons to each.