I've been a single mum for a year now as my ex was cheating on me, we have a 2yr old together, I've heard that he is wanting full custody of our son because he thinks I'm a unfit mother due to having severe depression, (I am no way an unfit mother), prior to falling pregnant he was sleeping with a 14yr old, he was 17, if he was to try for full custody could I use statutory rape with this other woman against him in my favour or am I hoping on a lost cause?
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Go get legal advice. There will be 100 different answers none of them from lawyers, who are the only people equipped or qualified to tell you what to do.
My other advice is, don't listen to gossip. Don't take what others say as that's what the father will do. If the father gets his act together and takes you back to mediation, and if an agreement can't be made, that's when you might start to worry but honestly full custody is rarely awarded.
Don't worry about something that the chances of happening are so slim they are laughable.
The "gossip" is from a trusted friend who overheard a lot at a legal aid office where my ex was talking to someone, he denies the full custody part but said everything else she heard was true.. So I believe he is the one lying as it's what he is known for
Just because he is mouthing off doesn't mean he will do it. They really mouth off a lot and very little of it actually is possible or followed through on
Hahahaha do you know how much it costs to go to court for custody? My mum is taking my dad to court for 50/50 custody of my sister. It is costing them both $48, 000 to go to court, not to mention the lawyer fees! When he hears the price I doubt he will follow through. Men like this are weak and all talk just to get you to do what they want. Courts just don't award full custody. They go for the best interests of the child, not what the parent wants. Try not to stress, he needs to go through mediation first in any case. Mum and dad are only just now going to court a year after they split. Don't let him have unsupervised contact with your child unless court orders are in place as he is within his rights to take your child and you will have to fight for visitation. You need to seek legal advice asap.