Guest ,lox
>>I won custody of my little girl against the odds. (in the UK -anyone living here knows that Fathers win custody of their kids very rarely in UK courts)
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I did something similar.

My mother was ill and as a result I had to allow her to go into a Nursing Home. I begged with the Council at the time to let my father go in as a resident. They were aged 86 and 87 at the time.

They refused it. My father was going round the bend and clearly not able to cope. I pleaded with them on Human Rights grounds especially as they had been married for over 60 years. They wouldn't budge.

So, through the Internet, I managed to find an excellent lawyer who dealt with human rights.
She took the case up and within 2 weeks, the Council backed down and allowed it. Whats more I was allowed to move them up to Lincolnshire in a home of my choice.

Streesful at the time - it was horrendous, but I wasn't prepared to cave in.