What is the name of your state?[Maryland FONT=Lucida Console]undefined[/FONT]What is the name of your state I am very distressed. I have been cohabitating with the father of my two youngest baby boys for six years. During this time, he has been physically but mostly emotionally, mentally and finacially abusive. I now want to leave ASAP but he threatens that because I have prescribed anti-anxiety medications, etc. that he will obtain custody of our beautiful babies. They are special needs children and I am formally educated in this field as well as experienced professionally. Further, I have been their sole care-taker re: their diagnosis, treatment, etc. since birth. I need to go quickly. Does anyone have an idea what the law is in Maryland? Does anyone now have custody since it has never been established. We were never formally married.