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missleedol

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What is the name of your state?Michigan How do I get legal custody? My son's father and I aren't married, and I am moving out of the house with my son. I need to know what to do to be safe? My son's father threatens to take him from me all of the time...
 


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tigger2two

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has he ever established legal paternity? If not he can't take your son away until he does. If he has then you need to get an attorney and file for custody ASAP!
 

nextwife

Senior Member
Neither of you should be taking this child "away" from their other parent. Why not work out a JOINT legal/physical custody agreement to file so this child retains the right to have BOTH parents in his everyday life? Why must it always be all or nothing? You both made this child you should both be entitled to full involvement in raising him.
 

VeronicaGia

Senior Member
nextwife said:
Neither of you should be taking this child "away" from their other parent. Why not work out a JOINT legal/physical custody agreement to file so this child retains the right to have BOTH parents in his everyday life? Why must it always be all or nothing? You both made this child you should both be entitled to full involvement in raising him.

You can say that again, sister!
 
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valarie1979

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Fact of paternity, I am the mother, LMAO, trying to prove I am not will be difficult, and then telling him to establish paternity would be stupied since they are both his and have never questioned neithier of them, if he did, well then he can take me to court, and look stupied in the end. I have thought about saying he isnt the father but then it would be proved he was. So that wouldnt work. Waste of money and court time . In this case Paternity doesnt apply to me, since I am the mother paying child support. I gave birth to the babies and I can prove it. Stretch marks and all!
 
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tigger2two

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valarie1979 said:
Fact of paternity, I am the mother, LMAO, trying to prove I am not will be difficult, and then telling him to establish paternity would be stupied since they are both his and have never questioned neithier of them, if he did, well then he can take me to court, and look stupied in the end. I have thought about saying he isnt the father but then it would be proved he was. So that wouldnt work. Waste of money and court time . In this case Paternity doesnt apply to me, since I am the mother paying child support. I gave birth to the babies and I can prove it. Stretch marks and all!

what does this post have anything to do with you paternity issues or should i say non issues????
 

Kevmar44

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I have read over & over again about how it is in the child's best interest to have both birth parents in their lives, but when possible endangerment is in the picture I can NOT agree! This woman feels her son's life may be in danger. She's lived with this man & knows. I don't doubt her. She shouldn't just have to hand over the child to him because his DNA happens to match! At what point does she take his threats seriously? Before or AFTER the child has been harmed? Right now my situation is with my ex & the mental freak that he is married to. She is unstable & my ex refuses to see that there is anything wrong with her but yet I have to encourage my son to have a good time while his is there because he is his biological father! It's not that I don't want my son to know & love his dad, it's that I don't want him to know & love the dad he is right now. It wasn't always this way. For 3+ yrs I encouraged my ex to be the best father he could be & he was...until this freak came in the picture. Not he puts my son in harms way every time he has to go there because no one knows when this freak is going to snap & my ex husband just sits back & lets it happen! I want to know what we do with all the kids that are emotional train wrecks when they grow up because someone thought it was in their best interest to interact with an incompetent parent? My son has a "real" father with his step Dad. He is a positive roll-model and a great example of a husband AND a parent that my son will learn more from than his "biological" dad. Unless of course I want my son to grow up to be a liar, a thief, a cheat, a lazy slob & someone who can't be counted on to keep their word...then his father is the best teacher for that. My husband & I provide my son with unconditional love and support but it will NEVER take away the hurt his father has caused him with his behavior & actions towards him since he met this freak. I don't want my son to ever think his current behavior is acceptable. And no one will be able to convince me that sending my son to his house is in his best interest. Sorry.
 
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missleedol

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I'm not trying to take him away from his father. We just don't get along and it's better to live without constant yelling and screaming. I just need to know the steps to take to get custody, neither one of us has it???
 

glowgirl

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Get in touch with a lawyer. That would be your first step. Than the process will begin. Write down exactly what you are looking for this will make it eaiser to discuss with the lawyer.
 

VeronicaGia

Senior Member
valarie1979 said:
Fact of paternity, I am the mother, LMAO, trying to prove I am not will be difficult, and then telling him to establish paternity would be stupied since they are both his and have never questioned neithier of them, if he did, well then he can take me to court, and look stupied in the end. I have thought about saying he isnt the father but then it would be proved he was. So that wouldnt work. Waste of money and court time . In this case Paternity doesnt apply to me, since I am the mother paying child support. I gave birth to the babies and I can prove it. Stretch marks and all!

Look up the word "paternity" in a dictionary and come back and read your post. It's quite hilarious!
 

VeronicaGia

Senior Member
Kevmar44 said:
I have read over & over again about how it is in the child's best interest to have both birth parents in their lives, but when possible endangerment is in the picture I can NOT agree! This woman feels her son's life may be in danger. She's lived with this man & knows. I don't doubt her. She shouldn't just have to hand over the child to him because his DNA happens to match! At what point does she take his threats seriously? Before or AFTER the child has been harmed? Right now my situation is with my ex & the mental freak that he is married to. She is unstable & my ex refuses to see that there is anything wrong with her but yet I have to encourage my son to have a good time while his is there because he is his biological father! It's not that I don't want my son to know & love his dad, it's that I don't want him to know & love the dad he is right now. It wasn't always this way. For 3+ yrs I encouraged my ex to be the best father he could be & he was...until this freak came in the picture. Not he puts my son in harms way every time he has to go there because no one knows when this freak is going to snap & my ex husband just sits back & lets it happen! I want to know what we do with all the kids that are emotional train wrecks when they grow up because someone thought it was in their best interest to interact with an incompetent parent? My son has a "real" father with his step Dad. He is a positive roll-model and a great example of a husband AND a parent that my son will learn more from than his "biological" dad. Unless of course I want my son to grow up to be a liar, a thief, a cheat, a lazy slob & someone who can't be counted on to keep their word...then his father is the best teacher for that. My husband & I provide my son with unconditional love and support but it will NEVER take away the hurt his father has caused him with his behavior & actions towards him since he met this freak. I don't want my son to ever think his current behavior is acceptable. And no one will be able to convince me that sending my son to his house is in his best interest. Sorry.

What threats? She said he threatens to take the child, he doesn't threaten the child! At this point, she's threatening to take the child!

Please read a little more carefully.
 
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missleedol

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I am NOT trying to take him from his father!! He needs his father too! I just want to make sure that my son is secure and safe living with me.
 

nextwife

Senior Member
valarie1979 said:
Fact of paternity, I am the mother, LMAO, trying to prove I am not will be difficult, and then telling him to establish paternity would be stupied since they are both his and have never questioned neithier of them, if he did, well then he can take me to court, and look stupied in the end. I have thought about saying he isnt the father but then it would be proved he was. So that wouldnt work. Waste of money and court time . In this case Paternity doesnt apply to me, since I am the mother paying child support. I gave birth to the babies and I can prove it. Stretch marks and all!


AS VG stated, you're misusing the word PAternity. Only MAternity applies to the mother!

And. LEGALLY, an unmarried couple must establish paternity OF THE FATHER because the law makes no automatic presumption of paternity outside of marriage. And yes, he'd have every right to ask for DNA testing. While YOU can be certain of your MAternity, he cannot eb so certain of paternity. Many woman have lied and misrepresented who the actual father of their child really was. He has no way to REALLY know without such a test- not the way YOU REALLY know. And if you werre a wman, you'd be either highly gullable or an idiot NOT to request DNA testing if the situations were reversed.
 
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nextwife

Senior Member
VeronicaGia said:
What threats? She said he threatens to take the child, he doesn't threaten the child! At this point, she's threatening to take the child!

Please read a little more carefully.

to quote Rosanne Rosannadana,

NEVER MIND!
 

VeronicaGia

Senior Member
missleedol said:
I am NOT trying to take him from his father!! He needs his father too! I just want to make sure that my son is secure and safe living with me.

And maybe he wants to make sure HIS son is safe and secure living with HIM.
 

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