my husband, who recently petitioned me for divorce to 'beat' me to my own for fear id spill the beans on his abusive ways, wrote up 3 pages of lies in his allegations in the petition, the worst was that i 'frequently threatened' our 4 year old boy, which is about as low as anything ive ever come across in my life cos i adore my son and have been a stay at home mom since he was born.
i am wondering why he went so low in a divorce petition as to come up with such a nasty allegation, and only thing i can think of is he will eventually try to take my son from me by believing he can convince a court that i am unstable or a threat, or whatever other rubbish he comes up with.
he is extremely manipulative, very bright, uses his PHD opportunistically, and abused me for 6 years to the point i thought hed destroy my soul if i didnt get out. now im out, moved down the road, he still tries to crucify me.
i am told not to worry by my legal rep, but i do worry, my rep doesnt know what hes like. he once boasted of having 'won over' his ex's therapists, and said he made a police report against her cos apprently she went crazy and came at him with a knife (after 14 years together). i never met her i will never know the truth but i reckon, after knowing him 7 years, he wasnt telling it and he still isnt, when a relationship goes bad for him he feigns victim and makes his partner out to be crazy.
what are my rights? how can i fight what is in this petition, namely the accusation about my little boy?
will a court make him 'prove' that i 'frequently threatened' our son?? or is it his word against mine and if so, how worrying is that.
any advice appreciated, thanks

