What is the name of your state?Iowa
I have a 3 year old daughter with my ex boyfriend. We were never married and never lived together. He has bipolar disorder and does not take his medication like he should. He only takes it here and there. He was rarely around at all the whole time she was a baby and all the way up until now. He doesn't support her financially either. He very rarely gives me any money. (I know that is a separate issue). He was very mentally abusive towards me and has a terrible temper.He is also a pathelogical liar. Some of the things he makes up are just crazy and it doesn't bother him to say it. Our daughter has seen him in a rage and screaming at me a few times. He even threatened to kill me once a few years ago. He did physically assault his boss once. Our daughter does not want to leave with him at all. She is fine if he stays at my place to see her, but gets very upset if he tries to take her and says she doesn't want to and doesn't like him. Anyway, he wants to have joint custody and beable to take her all of the time. I do not want that to happen. I don't want that to happen because he is bipolar (untreated), has a bad temper, has never been involved in her care since the day she was born, and she isn't comfortable with him. My whole family doesn't trust him with her either. His whole family wants nothing to do with him. It is a real mess. Anyway, what can I do? Would a judge actually give someone like this joint custody? A guy in our town with bipolar did kill his kids and tried to kill his wife, so I don't think they take it too lightly.
I have a 3 year old daughter with my ex boyfriend. We were never married and never lived together. He has bipolar disorder and does not take his medication like he should. He only takes it here and there. He was rarely around at all the whole time she was a baby and all the way up until now. He doesn't support her financially either. He very rarely gives me any money. (I know that is a separate issue). He was very mentally abusive towards me and has a terrible temper.He is also a pathelogical liar. Some of the things he makes up are just crazy and it doesn't bother him to say it. Our daughter has seen him in a rage and screaming at me a few times. He even threatened to kill me once a few years ago. He did physically assault his boss once. Our daughter does not want to leave with him at all. She is fine if he stays at my place to see her, but gets very upset if he tries to take her and says she doesn't want to and doesn't like him. Anyway, he wants to have joint custody and beable to take her all of the time. I do not want that to happen. I don't want that to happen because he is bipolar (untreated), has a bad temper, has never been involved in her care since the day she was born, and she isn't comfortable with him. My whole family doesn't trust him with her either. His whole family wants nothing to do with him. It is a real mess. Anyway, what can I do? Would a judge actually give someone like this joint custody? A guy in our town with bipolar did kill his kids and tried to kill his wife, so I don't think they take it too lightly.