EX filed...

MsJosie

for custody today at court. I'm terrified. I did finally get a temporary order put in for child support! How likely would it be that the judge would take my LO from me and give her to him? I'm still breastfeeding, he has seen her twice in 7 months, does drugs (cocaine, marijuana), has severe anger management issues, etc. I also have the incident reports from 2 separate occasions of his domestic violence towards me. How would I be able to get sole custody of LO, what goes into that? What do I need? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! TIA

cemacmil

You will hear this many times: document, document, document. And get a lawyer, can't remember if you have one or not.

Grab a calander and if you have written down the exact dates and times of when he came to visit DD during the seperation.

Get copies of medical records that might have proof of the drug and alcohol use.

Get certified/official copies of the incident reports.

Keep any emails/texts/notes/FB posts from him that may show anger issues, lack of caring for DD, and alcohol/drug use.

Do not get intimidated by his filing, it is scary I know from personal experience. But this is to protect your DD and yourself.

debs672

Document everything and anything you might think is important, even in the smallest way.  You need all the ammo you can get.  Do you have any proof that he does drugs?  If so, gather it.  It takes quite a bit for a judge to take a LO away from the mom, especially if there's no evidence that being with the dad is better for the child.  I can't imagine how scared you must be right now - Good Luck to you!!!