What is the name of your state? maryland
I want to have custody of my son, but I want my son's father to be part of his life as much as possible. But because of his mental state, and some of the episodes that he has had in the past, I do not think that he should be allowed to have my son alone for any long period of time. Atleast not until I can see that his medication is making some major improvements. I want him to have rights to my son, and I would prefer not to bring his mental issues into it unless I have to. He says that if I bring up his mental issues, the courts will not let him see the baby at all. I want to establish myself as the custodial parent, so that it is clear that my son is supposed to be with me the majority of the time. I am afraid that once my son's father finally understands and accepts the fact that he and I are not going to be together, that he will do something stupid, like try to leave with my son. I know for a fact that it would not be safe or in the best interest 0f my son to be alone with his father for any extended period of time. He is in Iraq right now, so I don't have to worry about that for another year and a half, but I want to be prepared. I want to be sure that he can see my son, but will not be able to attempt to take him away from me. Does anyone have any ideas how I can go about this issue without making my son's father look bad, I don't want him to have any problems with trying to see my son. But I don't want there to be a possibilty of him getting my son without some sort of supervision, atleast for now. I also want to be able to file for child support incase he gets mad enough to just walk away from the situation all together.
I want to have custody of my son, but I want my son's father to be part of his life as much as possible. But because of his mental state, and some of the episodes that he has had in the past, I do not think that he should be allowed to have my son alone for any long period of time. Atleast not until I can see that his medication is making some major improvements. I want him to have rights to my son, and I would prefer not to bring his mental issues into it unless I have to. He says that if I bring up his mental issues, the courts will not let him see the baby at all. I want to establish myself as the custodial parent, so that it is clear that my son is supposed to be with me the majority of the time. I am afraid that once my son's father finally understands and accepts the fact that he and I are not going to be together, that he will do something stupid, like try to leave with my son. I know for a fact that it would not be safe or in the best interest 0f my son to be alone with his father for any extended period of time. He is in Iraq right now, so I don't have to worry about that for another year and a half, but I want to be prepared. I want to be sure that he can see my son, but will not be able to attempt to take him away from me. Does anyone have any ideas how I can go about this issue without making my son's father look bad, I don't want him to have any problems with trying to see my son. But I don't want there to be a possibilty of him getting my son without some sort of supervision, atleast for now. I also want to be able to file for child support incase he gets mad enough to just walk away from the situation all together.
