Legal Question in Family Law in California
Is it wrong?
My boyfriend’s ex-wife is upset because their 5 yrold daughter jumped in the shower with me while I was taking a shower. Shortly after she came in I exited the shower and that was it. On occasions, since my boyfriend and I live together, I have come out of the shower in a towel and there have been times where I get dressed while his daughter is in the room. She’s usually just watching television or just talking to me while I’m getting dressed. She (his daughter) and I are very close and she always wants to be around me all the time. I didn’t think there was anything inappropriate about it but I don’t know if legally there is. The ex and my boyfriend have already discussed it and he agreed that their daughter would shower alone and it wouldn’t happen again. Now she wants to come and meet me (we've never met before) and I believe she’s going to go over this particular incident with me again and shes going to tell me exactly what I can and can’t do with her daughter present. I don’t go out of my way to get dressed in front of her or make her take showers with me. Then she started accusing my boyfriend, their daughter and I of taking showers together. I just want to know if legally she can do something
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Is it wrong?
There is no legal issue here. What does she expect you to do? Lock the door so that you can't properly supervise the 5 year old? For good or bad Mom's lose a right of privacy because they have to monitor little children, and still need to take showers and change their clothes. Step parents are the least appreciated segment of our society. Thank you for your good work, it is obvious that the little girl has bonded to you. Too bad about your loss of privacy, but don't lock a 5 year old away from you without supervision. That would be child endangerment. Good Luck, Pat McCrary
Re: Is it wrong?
I agree with Patrick McCrary, but if you don't appease her, then you may be risking being taken to court.
Go meet with her so that she can feel re-assured. If she gets a feeling of comfort from you, she will probably feel better.
I have to tell you, being a mom of 5 kids, if I learned that my kids were getting into the shower with my ex's new girlfriend, I would proably want to at least meet her. :)
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