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  1. #1
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    Default Custody modification

    My Ex-husband and I have joint custody of 1 daughter. We were divorced 10 years ago and then he was arrested for domestic violence, once and I had to take out 2 protective orders against him. Over the past
    10 years he has dragged me into court at least 8 times for contempt of this or contempt of that. I have never been found in contempt of anything and I have never taken him to court for anything. I ignore him
    and the more I ignore him the angrier he gets. He was ordered during
    one of the court appearences to take a parenting class because it came out he was verbally abusive to my daughter. Two days ago, he called me
    to come pick up my daughter from her summer vacation visitation.When I got there the police told me that he and his girfriend got into a slug fest
    and they were charging them both with simple battery and cruelty to
    children, because my daughter saw this and was very upset. This is the second time this has happened. Last year he called me to come pick her up because they were fighting, but no police were involved. He was able to bond out yesterday, but I found out today that his girlfriend can't bond out because she is on probation for theft by taking and receiving and is suppose to be in some drug rehab place. Nice Yuh! My ex is truly messed up in the head and I know when he gets to court this will all be my fault. Even though he called the police probably thinking they would just arrest her. I am at the end of my rope and I have tried not cause any stress to my daughter, but I feel that mentally he is getting worse and I am concerned for her safety.
    Do you think I have a chance of getting full custody and supervised visitation with these developements. My daughter is eleven and told the police officer that she never wanted to go back to her Dad's house.

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    Default Domestic Violence and Custody

    Judges tend to take it seriously when domestic violence occurs in the presence of a minor child. It also sounds like your ex's household is quite unstable.

    For any custody matter, I personally believe it is a good idea to proceed with the assistance of a lawyer. If these are issues that were not addressed in prior custody proceedings, as appears to be the case, there appears to be a good chance that a judge might revisit the prior orders on the basis of your ex's conduct and unstable household.

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    Thank You so much for responding to my question.
    Today the story got even better. I went to the magistrate court to get
    a copy of the arresting officers, arrest warrant (for the new evidence file)
    and the Judge's secretary informed me that my Ex-husband is also
    on probation for Theft By Taking. I almost hit the floor!
    I have an appointment in the morning with my attorney and hopfully
    this will all work out.
    Thanks again for the advice

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