Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

divorce, custody, adultery, verbal abuse

I want to get a divorce from my husband. The only thing stopping me is his threatening to take our daughter from me. He thinks he can use the fact that I've been seeing a councilor as grounds for me being unfit. I've been seeing the councilor because he is verbally abusive. I only recently started to stand up for myself. To complicate matters I've met someone else and I'm afraid he'll find out and might be able to use that as grounds for custody. I have him on tape during one of his rants. He even threatens to slit his own wrists at one point. Would this be enough to convince a judge that I should have custody of our daughter, even if the adultery comes to light?


Asked on 4/19/08, 11:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Fioritto Patete Nancy Fioritto Patete, Esq.

Re: divorce, custody, adultery, verbal abuse

I strongly suggest you continue to stop the abuse and develop the means not to fear your husband and to take the proper steps for you and your child. Being involved with another man at this time is not illegal, but it complicates matters in the extreme. Perhaps you can put that other relationship on hold or make it less intense to give you time to work on your other very serious issues.

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Answered on 4/23/08, 10:27 am


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