BelizeBreeze
Senior Member
The only answer to your questions are the following:#1 Today, 11:05 AM
Azian72
Member Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 73
Filing petition on custody & visitation, BelizeBreeze... need your opinion
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What is the name of your state? Louisiana
I opened a thread and wasn't specific, my situation is I have 3 kids, I'm 33 years old, my first 2 are 13 & 15 yrs old, from my ex-husband. We have no problems. My baby is 7 months old, and this is the situation. We lived together for 2 1/2 yrs... separated due to a lot of domestic violence. My job took me to New Mexico, I came to Louisiana for business and we got back together, Dec. 2004. On Feb 12th, he drove to New Mexico to spend valentine's day with me. Took my kids to the store and bought me ring, asked to make a baby together, actions were showing a big change in who he used to be, to he had grown into. He left on Feb. 19th, back to Louisiana, to go back to work. My job had an opening in Louisiana, an hour away from my home town, so I came back for the interview in on March 6th, 2005... when I tolk him then that I would be transfering back, he out of the blue says, "he wasn't ready for me to move back", my gut instinct told me something was wrong. Needless to say, I found out that I was pregant around March 16th, 2005, and told him, my other 2 kids father lives in Louisiana and we all were looking forward to moving back. I had a rough pregnancy, Severe fatigue, couldn't work, during the pregnancy, I found out that he was with 2 other women, which I have e-mails on this. He played games, manipulative, I wouldn't have accepted him coming to New Mexico, if I would have known that he was with 2 other women. Now I decided not to have an abortion, my choice. Thru the pregnancy, he was very verbally abusive, degrading me, etc. When the baby was born, I put everything aside and to eliminate the drama, respected his wish to be on the birth certificate. The baby is 7 months old now, and I want to stop the drama, late night poundings on the door, calling police all the time, etc. Coming around saying it's not just about the baby, and other nonsense. I can prove that he was manipulative, and would that not make an impact on his characteristics? Mental abuse is hard to prove, but I kept a journal, every time he would call or what he would say, the things he would do, have statements from my neighbors on the pounding on the door and window at night. need some advice
File for a no contact order. have it served on him and make sure it stipulates he is to stay 500 yards away and have no personal and/or electronic contact.
THEN file for legal custody and support. Although you do not have to have an attorney, it is advisable.
As for his lying and games, they mean nothing. Even if you could prove mental abuse towards you, it has nothing to do with his ability and right to parent the child.