The point is this is a LEGAL board not a support board. like it or not step parents have no legal rights. So if you ask a question what your rights as a step parent are you are going to be told you have none! sometimes more "colorfully" than you expect, but the 'net is like that.
I spend some free time here precisely because I am a step parent, and I have researched alot for my husband, and I was also a CP so I like to share some things I have learned with others. Legally I know where "I" stand, always did. (it is just easier for me to navigate the web and research then my DH) but I feel it is important to remind stepparents that at least in thier own home they do have rights! (so many here put up with stuff in thier own home, because the NCP is "afraid" of angering the CP)
there are times this board turns into a support board, but ultimately, if you want support for your position, you need to go to a "support" board. there are lots out there where yo ucan talk to folks in the same boat you are in, and learn to cope.
I spend some free time here precisely because I am a step parent, and I have researched alot for my husband, and I was also a CP so I like to share some things I have learned with others. Legally I know where "I" stand, always did. (it is just easier for me to navigate the web and research then my DH) but I feel it is important to remind stepparents that at least in thier own home they do have rights! (so many here put up with stuff in thier own home, because the NCP is "afraid" of angering the CP)
there are times this board turns into a support board, but ultimately, if you want support for your position, you need to go to a "support" board. there are lots out there where yo ucan talk to folks in the same boat you are in, and learn to cope.