maddhatter89
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Missouri
In maybe April of last year, dad sent 4 year old son to see mom per visitation agreement. When mom brought son back home (dad has primary custody) dad was informed that moms boyfriend had picked up the 4 year old by his face and thrown him across the room into a couch. The son, now 5, still remembers this vividly. He's currently in counceling for that. Another incident about a month or 2 before that happened where moms boyfriend hit the son on the top of his head with a belt. We did call DFS for the belt incident, they closed the case saying they couldn't do anything since there wasn't enough proof, but mom asked dad to call the police and press charges, she was informed that dad can't because he didn't witness it, she had to do it. She said she would. Thanksgiving comes around and turns out she's back with the man who abused her and her son AND she never pressed charges. She's been confronted but lies through her teeth saying it's not true. Dad just found out for certain that she is lying and that she is indeed back with the man who put his son in therapy because of the abuse he's been through and seen happen to his mother and is also taking her son back around him every other weekend when she takes him.
Dad and I are livid. What is dad's right within the law to prevent the little boy from getting hurt again until we take her back to court?
In maybe April of last year, dad sent 4 year old son to see mom per visitation agreement. When mom brought son back home (dad has primary custody) dad was informed that moms boyfriend had picked up the 4 year old by his face and thrown him across the room into a couch. The son, now 5, still remembers this vividly. He's currently in counceling for that. Another incident about a month or 2 before that happened where moms boyfriend hit the son on the top of his head with a belt. We did call DFS for the belt incident, they closed the case saying they couldn't do anything since there wasn't enough proof, but mom asked dad to call the police and press charges, she was informed that dad can't because he didn't witness it, she had to do it. She said she would. Thanksgiving comes around and turns out she's back with the man who abused her and her son AND she never pressed charges. She's been confronted but lies through her teeth saying it's not true. Dad just found out for certain that she is lying and that she is indeed back with the man who put his son in therapy because of the abuse he's been through and seen happen to his mother and is also taking her son back around him every other weekend when she takes him.
Dad and I are livid. What is dad's right within the law to prevent the little boy from getting hurt again until we take her back to court?