I want to know if my husband and I should try to get full custody of his daughter, her mother smokes in the apartment (my stepdaughter has asthma symptoms) and her mother is pregnant by some bf of 5 months, her mother moved in this guy after she worked with him for 2 months and had my stepdaught calling him daddy, we just got joint custody of her this summer and our child support got raised which was okay but she quit her job the next month and got pregnant by her new bf!! Our step daught has recently started showing signs of sexual abuse, we called dfs and they are investigating it but they arent staying in contact with us very good..she also came to our house and 2 hours later we discovered she had been spanked so hard that she had handprints on her bottom and she is only 2!! they said that it was my husband that did it, but i know he didnt we kept confronting them about it and they called the police on us!! but that day whenever he picked her up her mother wasnt even there im just
2006-11-16 08:59:03 · 3 answers · asked by sally 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
worried that the judge will be on the mothers side bc it seems like the judge always feels sorry for the mother...
2006-11-16 08:59:35 · update #1
Unfortunately in a lot of states dfs and the court system favor the mother. DFS isn't great at staying in contact, pick a specific day of the week and call and leave a message weekly. Document and photograph any bruises, but try to have a third party present when you do so. This way the ex and her new bf can't say that your causing the bruising and trying to blame them. Make sure you use a camera that documents time and dates on its pictures, so you can show progression and steady pattern of behavior. When you picked up your daughter was their at least an adult present? If there wasn't you should have called the police immediately. definitely look into getting a good lawyer and fight for full custody, see about getting the mom supervised visitation so your daughter doesn't lose out on her mom, but is still safe. Also look up a program like advocates for children in your state they may be able to help with finding a good lawyer and staying on dfs's case.
2006-11-16 09:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by novelwyrm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time you see bruises like that take a picture. Get a lawyer they can help you.
2006-11-16 09:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by HereweGO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go for it and keep fighting!
2006-11-16 09:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by !!!!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋