Should I Seek Custody of My Daughter

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Alabama

I am the father. We have joint custody with her being the primary caretaker. She had normally kept our daughter 4-5 days a week and I would keep her the rest. She re-married about 8 months after our divorce finalized. I got along with her new husband. They divorced last year and she moved another man in. He got busted for DUI, drugs, and selling. Her being the mother of my daughter, I gave her the benefit of the doubt by giving her 2nd chances. I did that every time things like this happened. She married him (husband #3) and then they divorced. My daughter has been with me more like 3-4 days a week for a few months now. She is doing good and doesn't know what is going on. My ex revealed to me that she had done drugs, pot, meth, etc. She said she was done. I could've called DHR but I gave her the benefit of the doubt again, thinking she would straighten up. She moved in with her mother. Husband #2 called me and told me this and said that she may still be on drugs. He consulted a lawyer and the lawyer said that I would lose my daughter because of what I am aware of. I am naive. I know that this wouldn't hold up in court. But, what can I do at this point? He said DHR would take my daughter from my exwife and I would not get her either.

Think about why he's getting involved in YOUR business. Your child with Mom is NOT his business - at all. He's a disgruntled ex with an axe to grind and evidently he's doing whatever he can to stick it to your ex.

How exactly would anyone prove what you did or didn't know? Ignore the idiot. If YOU think your mutual child is at risk, then of course you should act.

Ask yourself another question...if HE thought the child would be at risk, why didn't HE do anything? Why didn't he call child services? Or the police?

No no, He is on my side. We grew up together and my daughter loves him. He is not the problem.

That's exactly it, actually.

Why would his attorney give him such a black and white answer to a matter which doesn't concern him at all?

I'm sorry - but again, he is a problem here. And again, if you feel that your child is at risk then you can act.

His lawyer is another friend from school for both of us. His lawyer told him to refer me to another lawyer because he would not handle the case. If I had to go into full explanation, I would have to write a book.

Bottom line...

If you believe your child is at risk then act

If not, then you have nothing.

She has been using drugs. She keeps getting kicked out of everywhere she moves in.

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She has been using drugs. She keeps getting kicked out of everywhere she moves in.

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But what PROOF is there?

I have both her family and ex to vouch for me. Plus, she could be drug tested.

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I have both her family and ex to vouch for me. Plus, she could be drug tested.

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A judge isn't going to order a drug test without some valid reason to do so. Your accusation is not going to be a valid reason. A accusation from another ex probably is not going to be taken seriously. If her family were to actually get on the stand and testify against her, that might have some weight. Good luck getting them to do so when push comes to shove.