What is the name of your state? CT.
Hello. this is the first time I have done this. Here is my situation. I have been divorced now for approximately seven years and legally separated for a little over eight years. My ex-wife and I have joint legal custody with her as the primary custodial parent. She has three boys from a previous marriage who are now grown adults. The middle son is a herion addict and has been for some time. The information came to me through the oldest son she has. I have not talked or had any contact with him in over seven years and then one day he calls me to inform me that he felt our daughter was in danger being in the house. The reasoning he gave was that Brian ( the midle son) was on herion adn had been for some time. He apparantyl got into the wrong crowds and either owed money or stole something. Still unsdure of what. But I do knwo that they threatende the lives of my daughter and my ex-wife if he did not make restitution. Matt (the oldest) took him out of the house and sent him to a rehab center and I am figuring helped him reslove his issue with the people.
Now, he is back at the house with his mother and my daughter and Matt felt it was not a proper envioropmetn for the child to grow up in. He called me and informed me of the above mentioned items and I asked him if hwe had called DCF. He said no and he could not do it and that I should. So, I proceeded to call them and explain the situation to them and they told me they would invstigate the situation. Well, according to them the investigation is closed and that Brian was uncooperative and nothing further coudl be done.
However; since then my ex wife has figured out that i had to be the one that called them and has made my life with my daughter living hell. She is constantly telling her since I remarried over a year ago that I have a new family now and I do nto have time for her and that noone in the house loves her and she does not fit in with the family I have now. Also, that i do not have time for her and that she does not have to go to my house if she does nto want ot. She also is telling my daughter that I lie to ehr and lie to her mother and has been nothing short of verbally abusive to me when I pick up my daughter.
DCF has told me there is nothing else they can do for me and that the best avenue I cna take is to file a motion for custody. my only problem si if I do and I lose I feel the situation will get worse. My daughter is already emotionally crippled and manulipated by my ex wife and now all she does is cry and mope around when she comes to my house and says noone loves her or cares about her. Tells me that my wife does nto like her and that i scream at ehr and yell to much. The funny thing is I do not yell. I use a time out chair and the only times I raise my voice are when I feel imminent danger is near. Like close to a flame or such.
Do, I have a fighting chance in a courtroom without an attorney? I do nto have the resources to hire one. I have two step children and a new baby with my wife and live basically check to check. i bought a house a year and half ago and each of the kids has their own room and plenty of things and I am active with her in the YMCA progrma for dads and daughters which she loves. I just do nto knwo what else to do. Please help. I am a adesperate dad afraid of his daughter becoming emotionally crippled.
Hello. this is the first time I have done this. Here is my situation. I have been divorced now for approximately seven years and legally separated for a little over eight years. My ex-wife and I have joint legal custody with her as the primary custodial parent. She has three boys from a previous marriage who are now grown adults. The middle son is a herion addict and has been for some time. The information came to me through the oldest son she has. I have not talked or had any contact with him in over seven years and then one day he calls me to inform me that he felt our daughter was in danger being in the house. The reasoning he gave was that Brian ( the midle son) was on herion adn had been for some time. He apparantyl got into the wrong crowds and either owed money or stole something. Still unsdure of what. But I do knwo that they threatende the lives of my daughter and my ex-wife if he did not make restitution. Matt (the oldest) took him out of the house and sent him to a rehab center and I am figuring helped him reslove his issue with the people.
Now, he is back at the house with his mother and my daughter and Matt felt it was not a proper envioropmetn for the child to grow up in. He called me and informed me of the above mentioned items and I asked him if hwe had called DCF. He said no and he could not do it and that I should. So, I proceeded to call them and explain the situation to them and they told me they would invstigate the situation. Well, according to them the investigation is closed and that Brian was uncooperative and nothing further coudl be done.
However; since then my ex wife has figured out that i had to be the one that called them and has made my life with my daughter living hell. She is constantly telling her since I remarried over a year ago that I have a new family now and I do nto have time for her and that noone in the house loves her and she does not fit in with the family I have now. Also, that i do not have time for her and that she does not have to go to my house if she does nto want ot. She also is telling my daughter that I lie to ehr and lie to her mother and has been nothing short of verbally abusive to me when I pick up my daughter.
DCF has told me there is nothing else they can do for me and that the best avenue I cna take is to file a motion for custody. my only problem si if I do and I lose I feel the situation will get worse. My daughter is already emotionally crippled and manulipated by my ex wife and now all she does is cry and mope around when she comes to my house and says noone loves her or cares about her. Tells me that my wife does nto like her and that i scream at ehr and yell to much. The funny thing is I do not yell. I use a time out chair and the only times I raise my voice are when I feel imminent danger is near. Like close to a flame or such.
Do, I have a fighting chance in a courtroom without an attorney? I do nto have the resources to hire one. I have two step children and a new baby with my wife and live basically check to check. i bought a house a year and half ago and each of the kids has their own room and plenty of things and I am active with her in the YMCA progrma for dads and daughters which she loves. I just do nto knwo what else to do. Please help. I am a adesperate dad afraid of his daughter becoming emotionally crippled.