Can my husband get custody of his daughter?

Question

My husbands daughter is 10 she has lived with her mother since birth. They were never married. we live in ohio. we would like to obtain custody but do not know how good out chances are. Her mother doesn't work and has three other children. I do not work either. The mother is always putting the other children first. my step daughter never has time to do all her homework the mother makes her take care of the two smallest children so she can take a nap and such. she has to do a good portion of the house work, making dinner, doing dishes, vacuuming, withing the babies, changing diapers, and such. She has poor grades in school mainly d's and f's he mothers tells her that she just isnt an a student. My children are all straight a students. Her mother has her in cheerleading because "the mother wants to be a coach since " cheerleading comes first in her mothers eyes before school work and even her father no visitation agreement have offered to still pay support and daughter live with us help

My husband has been a regular part of her life since she was born. He and her mother have had an agreement that whenever he wants her for the weekend he could have her if fit her schedual. Her mother has told her that if she lives with us that she will not see her other brother and sisters. I honestly feel that she only keeps her around to babysit and do her work for her. I'm all for kids having to help out. when she is here she has to make sure her room and clothes are picked up. other then that i just want her to be a kid nowdays kids are growing up too fast. we just want what is best for her.

Answer 1

I believe that you could get custody of your stepdaughter if her father took the mother to court. You would need to consult a good attorney, but for the daughter's sake, I think it would be a good thing.
How does the daughter feel about this? Does she want to live with her father?
Quite often, judges take this into account when dealing with this type of situation.
Also, since your husband is a working father and seems more stable, you might have a fighting chance.

Answer 2

if he hasn't seen her since birth, how does he know how she is being treated? she is better off with her family
you are a selfish B