Can my fiancé lose custody of he's daughter because we are dating?
My fiancé's ex girlfriend is trying to take away his daughter just because he and I are now dating and becoming very serious. Is this grounds enough for a court to agree? He provides a stable, loving, safe home. He has a good job and can provid. The only thing she has is the fact that we are dating. No court would actually grant her full custody would they? All my fiancé wants is joint custody.
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No. The only way he could lose custody over dating you, is if you represented a risk to the children's well-being or safety. That means if you were a registered sex offender, or using drugs when the kids are present, or abusing the kids, anything that would make them grow up in an unsafe or unhealthy environment.
Courts recognize the fact that divorced parents will at some point move on with their lives and start dating again. If they took away custody for that, there would be an awful lot of kids in the foster system, because in most cases BOTH parents move on and start dating again.
No. If he is in a stable and serious relationship with you it would help him to keep or gain full custody. Unless you were a child abuser or something
Scarlett, your name is Scarlett and not "scarlett" as all names must be capitalized no matter what children do when texting. A person you are dating is not a fiancé unless there is a proposal, an acceptance and marriage date set. Those are the rules. Otherwise, he is your boyfriend. Period. The term "he's" converts to "he is" and when applied to the sentence it makes no sense. I looked in my grammar book and dictionary and I came up with the term "his" as "his car" and "his daughter." Words that sound the same but are spelled differently are called homonyms. Two, to and too, are examples. As to the issue. Fear is the prime weapon people use for threats, real or implied, to get what they want. The fear of losing a driver's license, for examples, motivates people to follow the rules of law as to traffic. Others fear a crash or death. Why are you involved with this man if this is an issue? Well, that may be another issue. Look, this is not your business any more that you have zero responsibility for his child. You are powerless and without authority. Lastly, this is his problem and for him to deal with. If the ex wife wishes to do anything legal, she has that right. Correct or not, she has that right as the mother of the child. You mention courts. With fifty states and many legal districts, the USA is a virtual lawyer's paradise, or hell, as to the laws in place. That is why each state must certify and grant licenses for lawyers to work. In summary, not your problem and for legalities, always ask a lawyer. What anyone says here is invalid.
She is grasping at straws and probably just pissed off. Don't worry.