Question: I fear for my sons Health at his fathers house?


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Answer #1:

If you object to your custody arrangement, you'll have to have it adjusted through the courts.

Answer #2:

Call Child Protective Services.

Answer #3:

What did your attorney say when you mentioned all of this? If you don't have an attorney, it's time to get one now. If your story is true, you'll have to go to court and present evidence of neglect/child endangerment before you can get the custody order changed.

Answer #4:

"but when i read up on the court papers it has been stated that someone receiving money from social security cannot watch a child"
That's false.

If you have issues, and proof from the doctor, then take him back to court to revise the custody order.If you can get your doctor to provide a testimony, that would be better for you in your chances.If he doesn't care about his child's health, he doesn't need as much time as he gets.I would also consider filing a restraining order on his girlfriend for your child.Trying to stab somebody during a drug deal? Not somebody a child needs to be around.

Answer #5:

It's time to get the custody adjusted--get some proof on a video camera, if you can. For example, record the amount of medication he leaves with, and the amount he comes back with. Maybe even weigh him before and after.

Express your concerns to the doctor, so they become a part of the medical record. Then, you need to request a change in the custody arrangements via the court system.

Don't be griping about girlfriends, just stick to facts--weight goes down, medicine not given, dehydration causing trips to hospital. See if you can get some help from LEGAL AID or the BAR ASSOCIATION (pro bono) if you have money problems and can't afford a lawyer.

I think that perhaps you need full physical custody, and daddy needs supervised visitation. At least until he gets his priorities straight. The child should NEVER be dehydrated--that, in itself, is a red flag. Get copies of those hospital admissions--they're evidence.

Good luck, I'm sorry for your trouble and I hope it all works out for you and your child. Don't let this continue--you owe it to the baby to protect him.





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