The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
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Dobbies Garden Centres have been sold today by supermarket giant Tesco to a group of investors. The retailer has confirmed the sale of Dobbies Garden Centres, which has a Peterborough outlet at Hampton to an investor group led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital.
Thecentreshavebeensold for £217 million in cash.
TescochiefexecutiveDave Lewis said: “Through their hard work and dedication to customer service, Dobbies colleagues have built a great business, and I would like to thank them for everything they have done.
“It was a difficult decision to sell the business, but we believe this agreement will give Dobbies a bright future, while allowing our UK retail business to focus on its core strengths.”
Andrew Bracey and Barney Burgess, of Midlothian Capital Partners andHattington Capital respectively, said: “It is agreatbusinesswithfantastic colleagues. We’re very optimisticaboutthepotential of the business, and we look forward to growing the business across the UK.” . I want to take my son on holiday abroad, do I need his Mother’s permission? . A father may not legally remove his child from the jurisdiction of England and Wales unless he has the permission of the child’s mother.
In most cases the same is true of a mother wanting to take a child abroad but only if the father has Parental Responsibility.
Not all fathers have Parental Responsibility, for example, if the parents were never married and the child’s birth was registered before the 1st December 2003, or if the father was not named on the Birth Certificate, then the father would not have Parental Responsibility unless it had been subsequently granted by a Court Order or formal Agreement.
There i s an exception to this requirement in that where a parent has a Resi- dence Order made in their favour they may remove the child fromEnglandandWales for up to four weeks without theotherparent’spermission.
I would advise that you speak with your son’s mother and offer to provide her with details of where you wish to take your son, where you will be staying, and offer to provide copies of your travel documents when you have them.
If she still refuses to give you permission then I would recommend you speak with a Solicitor specialising in Family Lawwhocouldwritetoher and could advise you about making an application to the Court if necessary.
However, under the Family Courtrulesyouwouldneed to havefirstattendedaMediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) at a Mediation Service before you could make an application to theCourt. Thereforethesooner you speak with your son’s mother the better.