My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Arizona
My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years, lived together for 3 years with our children, I have 2 girls, boyfriend has 1 girl. My boyfriend has decided to file for Joint Physical Custody or Parenting Time not realy to sure which one would apply. My boyfriend and his mother have raised his daughter together untill we met and moved in to our home together.
The mother of the child moved to another city for a better job opportunity which she is an exotic dancer, she is only about one hour and a half away, and she now has another child. She is constantly fighting with my boyfriend about everything you can think of. Since their daughter was born I would have to say that the amount of time she has spent with her daughter altogehter has been about one year. They both have tried to set up a verbal and even written agreemnet that they signed and notarized on visiting time all the while their daughter is being raised in our home with their daughter being with her father the majority of the time. When their daughter does visit her mother they split up the transportation usually the mother picks her up from the father and the father will pick her up from her mother, but sometimes it is very difficult to pick her up from the mother she is always threatening to keep their daughter and not let her see or talk to the father unless she is given money before he is able to pick her up. The father is always worried when she goes to visit her mother because she might be in a bad mood that week or weekend and not let him pick her up on the day they disscussed.
Just about a year a go my boyfriend and I planned a birthday party for his daughter in a public place for children, she was visiting her mother the week before the party and she was supposed to come back home (with her father on the friday before the party) she decided to come to the party showed up about 2 hours late (we only had a 2 hour reservation) so we had to move to a smaller table which was an inconveince for the family and friends that were their for the party, she was very confrontational toward the end of the party myself and the mother exchange some words and ended up getting into a fight which was very childish of myself to do that, in the end of all that no charges were pressed, and the mother kept their daughter for about 2 months would not let their daughter speek to her father.
Would this be a bad factor in the case?
My boyfriend has decided to file for custody because his daughter will be starting kinder in August, she has established herself with her father as being the primary caregiver and is alot more comfortable being with him, my daughter is about the same age and they both go to an arts and dance school, play soccer and have dance class.
Does the father have a good case?
Where do I stand in this case?
Please help

