We aren't here to comfort you. We are here to provide legal information, which has been done in spades.Quote:
That does not comfort me in the least. I work so hard to do right for our daughter and give her all that she deserves. I do not feel comfortable at all knowing that at any moment this could all be flipped on it's head. Is there legal advice that can educate me on what can be done to help me maintain my full legal rights?
The simple fact of the matter is that if Dad wants to go to court to establish joint legal custody, he can, and he will likely get what he wants. See, it's not about your "full legal rights" - whatever you think those might be - or his. It's about your CHILD'S right to have TWO parents looking after her. It took both of you to make her, and by the court's lights, it takes both of you to raise her, even if you feel you should somehow have more "rights" because you've shouldered the primary parental burden.
It just doesn't work the way you want it to. Parenting is, by its nature, quite inequitable. I know this from 19 years of experience. But if you intend to do right by your child, you'll need to get over it and roll with it.