By: Jennice Evans

hoping for advice. My daughter handed over her then 4 month old daughter and then 3 year old to their father for contact. He refused to return them. No orders in place. My daughter managed to take the then 3 yr old back but could not grab the baby. The baby is now over one and the other over 4 yrs. The father did not attend mediation and a conference failed. During this time he managed to take back the 4 yr old. My daughter has only seen the 1 yr old in 10 months and the 4 yr old twice. The father has now stopped any form of contact as the 4yr old becomes highly distressed screaming to be with her mother. My question is without any parenting agreement or FLC orders, if my daughter goes to the 4 yr olds day care and removes her will she be forced to have to hand her back by police or courts. My daughters distress and my granddaughters distress is making life so hard