My fiance has two children, which we have been going back and forth to court over recently. Their mother has been forcibly trying to push him out of the kids' life, and was also found in contempt for keeping the kids from him. Lately she has been pushing for supervised visitation on grounds of neglect and child abuse (which are absolutely NOT true). By order of the court, we have visitation with the kids again, but today when they were playing, one of the boys bumped his head and now has a cut. She was irate and accused us again of neglecting them, although if you've ever known a 6 year old.. they tend to get bumps and bruises and scrapes every now and then. Really the boy is totally fine, it's just a little booboo, but what do we do now?? How can we protect ourselves from the things she is doing? And since the kids are so young, how can we prove that all of her accusations are untrue? My fiance loves his kids, and so do I, and I want to protect these kids AND ourselves. Help!
2007-02-18 06:37:41 · 2 answers · asked by The Only 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That's difficult question. I don't have any children, so I can't give you anything but a hypothetical answer. At the age of 6, kids will be kids and will get bumps and scraps. I would buy a notepad of paper of a cheap daily planner (Wal-Mart has on that's about $5 from dayrunner. It has a handful of lines for each day, but not an appointment scheduler so would work well as a small journal without wasting too much paper.) I would document each time the kid gets a scrap or bump and make a note of what happened. (X tripped over toy in floor and has a 1/2 inch red mark on top right part of head. X didn't cry) Then when the child is sleeping, take a picture. Then when she takes you to court, you will have documentation about the incidents. This sounds extreme, but it's the only thing I can think of to protect yourself without putting the child in the middle.
2007-02-18 07:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I can say is protect them when you have them yet, make sure and not stifle their fun by being overprotective. The kids know if they are ok.
Continue on your legal battle that is all you can do. If you are not satisfied with the results of your lawyer, find a new one.
2007-02-18 15:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mee-Maw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋