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Published Date: 04/11/07
In Child Custody
I was talking to my sister-in-law recently she told me that she was involved in child custody hearings with her ex-husband. Though they had not been married for quite a few years now, they were still fighting over the custody of their daughter. I cannot say that my sister-in-law is the best mother on earth, but I do believe her daughter would be better off with her. Sometimes, it is a matter of choosing between the lesser of two evils. Neither of them are essentially bad people, but they have made a lot of bad choices.
There are a lot of variables in child custody suits that a judge has to consider. It is not automatically assumed any longer that the mother will be the one with the custody of the children. In the case of my sister-in-law, this was what happened. Though she has done her best to be a good mother lately, there are many things she had done in the past you are going against her now. If I were a judge, I cannot say I would not rule any differently. When ruling in child custody situations, you have to look at the entire picture.
There was a time when my sister in law was the mother of three, but had absolutely no interest in being a parent. At that time she was not interested in child custody, and she was more concerned about drinking. There were times when her children would be found walking around town by themselves she was passed out in her apartment. This was brought up many times in child custody hearings, and even though she is no longer that person, those things are greatly hurting her credibility. I know that if I were a judge that did not know her, I would not think very highly of her either.
Just the other day, my sister-in-law told me that she and my brother were moving out of state. What she didn?t know was that what had happened in child custody hearings would come back to haunt her. Her ex-husband filed a motion to remove their daughter from her care completely. This meant that she could not see her daughter before she left, and that also meant that she would not be able to come visit her on a moments notice. Though her ex is playing dirty in child custody hearings, my sister-in-law almost expected it. What she didn?t expect, was that it would happen so soon.
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