Help needed

Me and the wife have separated recently.
She refuses me contact with my 3yr old daughter because I will not supply her my new address.

Story so far goes;
You can''t see daughter till;
I commit to my financial responsibilities which in her eyes are
£7000 back pay while she funded house while i was out of work, plus rent, plus utility bill payments, plus maintenance for her and maintenance for daughter, plus the return of the family car.

I have requested mediation, but she says she has been legally informed not to attend.

I am very hesitant to reveal my new address, as in the past she has been violent and abusive to me and our 21 yr old son, she is also a bit of a stalker, when she does not get her own way.

The questions I want answering are;

Do I legally have to give my new address? (Even though I''m not in a position to have my daughter over night, and all I have been allowed Is supervised contact in a contact centre)

What''s my next step, seeing as she as been told to reject mediation?

Do I still have to pay her rent, utility bills and maintenance ?

Will not supplying an address, hinder my divorce and contact with daughter?

You are entirely entitled to withhold your address if you are concerned about domestic violence. In children''s proceedings you need to complete Form C8. Parties no longer have to serve papers and this is now the court''s responsibility.
It shouldn''t delay the divorce but it may delay child arrangements proceedings. Parties are now obliged to attempt mediation before making an application; legal advice not to engage with mediation will push a case into court, which may be advantageous, but the judge can direct you back to mediation at any stage if he thinks you need to make the effort.
It is advisable to keep financial matters separate from child-related ones, but that may be difficult in your situation, and you may be forced to resort to court.
The financial issues need to be resolved as part of the divorce - what stage are you at?

We have only just split, i.e 2 months.
She states that she has started divorce proceedings and residence proceedings.

She keeps coming up with different excuses as to why I''m not allowed to see my daughter.

As I write this she as now stated that my 1st supervised contact visit will not be going ahead, as I am being unreasonable. Due to me not giving an address.

I forgot to mention she is also a compulsive liar. So I don''t know what to believe.

Do I just book a meeting with a solicitor and get them to deal with it all?

i would suggest you just take a passive role, and ask her to contact you regarding when you can see your child. The chances are, she will need a baby sitter at some point, and that''s where you''ll come in.

As soon as its known that the children can be used as a bargaining chip, you''ll be held to ransom. So I would advise distancing yourself until some sense prevails.

What is the background to the ''supervised contact in a contact centre''? Who has indicated that this is required?

Because I will not give my new address, she states she has been advised?? (Believe that or not) to only allow supervised contact, so I agreed to this, then today she cancelled the visit, due to me being unreasonable in not supplying her with my new address.

Update; I have now been given a time where I can call my daughter on the phone! Bet you this either gets cancelled or no-one answers the phone.......