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I have been separated with my wife for 4 years.We are not legally divorced because she will not sign the papers and I cannot afford a lawyer.The first 2 years of our seperation she had our 2 children live with her in another state and I visited them every month and paid child support.The past 2 years our 2 children have lived with me and my girlfriend.The reason for her not having the children is because she became homeless and was living in a homeless shelter with the kids and then moved into a section 8 community where she had gotten kicked out of because she was abusing drugs with the children around.She has been mentally ill for most of her life,bipolar ,suicidal,delusion,talking to her self,accusing people of rape.When the kids lived with her she was never home because she was a stripper and would leave them with a baby sitter.She had men come in and out of her life which really confused the kids.When children and youth sent the children to me she was currently in a mental hospital because she was shooting all sorts of drugs.The past two years the kids have lived with me she has not came here to see them,not even once.She has not sent any child support or birthday or christmas presents(which when she talks to the kids on the phone she tells them she did send them and doesnt know why we didnt get them).She talks to the kids on the phone about twice a week.When she talks to them sometimes she is drunk ans talking to other people in the background.Last week I had to hang up because she was cursing while on the phone with the kids.My older daughter stopped talking to her a few months ago because she is old enough to know that her mother is not her mother anymore.My younger daughter still talks to her but their thearapist beleive we should stop letting her because she beleives its confusing my younger daughter and making her misbehave.Im kinda confused on what to do because I know alot of judges are very agaist keeping children away from non custodial parents but she hasnt seen them in 2 years!!!!Talking on the phone twice a week is not exactly showing the kids stability.Can I get in trouble if I just stop awnsering the phone???
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Name: svedala | Date: Feb 21st, 2012 8:06 PM
email me might have some usefull information for you
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Name: rose | Date: Mar 16th, 2012 4:00 AM
Hi
well it sounds like god has given your kids one great dad. Because there is no divorce
and full custody by a judge then you should know that in most states the other spouce has the same rights to the kids as you.
but in your home you can limit the calls to set times and speek to them 1st to sencer if she is in the correct state of mind to speek with the kids. it is not fair for your childen to have to please you to get to speek with there mother. as for mental illness well I have found setting bounds such as you can call on Wed. night between 7 and 8 and speek no longer than 20 min in a productive mannor
and on Sunday between 4-6 it will help you
and your kids and if you stay strong with it and explan to them that this way there will not be as much fighting it will help them
please seek legal aid to help you god bless you and your kids 

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