my partner and his wife are getting divorced on the terms of marriage breakdown more than 2 years ago, me and my partner currently have their son living with us as she doesnt want him, but she is threatening to fight us so that her parents get their son. their son is very happy and loved and in no danger which we can prove, do the grandparents stand a chance of getting their son?
2007-03-17 09:47:00 · 13 answers · asked by charley 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
please note the boy is only 4 and although they had been apart for 2 years they still lived tigether one person working nights and one person working days which means that she never saw him as she was to busy with the army or playing rugby
2007-03-17 09:55:13 · update #1
No family panel/court would give custody to grandparents when a parent (the father, in your situation) is happy to have the child live with him and that is where the child lives in any case. The ex-wife is living in cloud cuckoo land.
2007-03-17 09:56:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its highly unlikely that the grandparents will get custody. If the ex wife pursues this the court will appoint a social worker to look into where the best place for the child will be. If he has been living with you for the past two years and is happy the chances of the courts moving him are slim to nil. I wouldn't worry about it too much, she sounds like she's just stiring up trouble and trying to hurt you both.
2007-03-17 09:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by sharon r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not without grounds to be removing from the Fathers care. Parents are given priority re custody of a child the only exception being if either is not fit to look after the child and that doesn't sound like the case here. I wouldn't worry, she sounds very spiteful and the fact she doesn't want the child herself says a lot.
2007-03-17 09:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
More then likely no but here are some helpful hints stay positive around the child and make sure the kids needs are being met and everything will work out and legally the partner would have to sign off on it too
2007-03-17 09:51:10 · answer #4 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear what a mess. There is not point in wondering. Go and get legal advice straight away and protect the child. Of course granting access to the grandparents at the same time. These things are messy and in the end everyone is sad. I wish you luck.
2007-03-17 10:26:27 · answer #5 · answered by AUNTY EM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The father retains the right to custody of the child. If in the UK and the boy is 11 years or older then he can say who he wants to be with and the courts will uphold that. If the boy has lived with his father for that two years then nobody else can take him away.
2007-03-17 09:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by tucksie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because the courts would want the child's biological parents to have him unless it can be proved that the father was in any way mistreating his son - as this cannot be proved the court will be happy to leave the child with the father
2007-03-17 09:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the child's parents were married the child's dad will get full custody but if you encourage the child's grandparents to visit that will put a stop to her threats.make sure that they are apart of his life and she wont have a leg to stand on good luck.
2007-03-17 10:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by Granny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not as long as your child is happy and well looked after. however, i think the issue here is whether he is having any contact with his grandparents. if not, why not? my daughter makes sure that her children still have regular contact with her exs parents to the point that when her ex had a row with his parents and threatened that they would not see the grandchildren, his mother phoned my daughter in tears. As my daughter pointed out the relATIONSHIP WITH the ex and with his parents was a seperate one and she would make sure they still saw there grandchildren. Has your bf managed to maintain the relationship between his children and their parents? again i ask - if not, why not? it is not difficult to do.
2007-03-17 09:58:00 · answer #9 · answered by D B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually give the child to parents before other relatives, unless the parents are some sort of a threat to the child. I think you guys havce a really good chance.
2007-03-17 09:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Kim H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋