Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

Ok here goes... My friend is in the middle of a separation that his non-school age child is centering around... It hasn't quite been a year but he is a vet, has steady income, and has been a great supportive father. His ex/separated wife has not had a job since she left him (even when with him only really worked at most 15 hours a week), has lived on various couches and most recently (and finally) moved into a place with her current boyfriend (not the first, second, or third). The point of this rant on my part is because all his lawyers have said that they need to split custody and he has been advised that waiting to try for full custody is the better option as opposed to exposing her flaws, inadequacies, and short comings as a mother now. They say playing nice until he is school age is the best option, however I feel as if waiting only gives her more time to get her shit together... Why is it ok for her to have the child in the living room next to the couch she is sleeping on?? I know I stated that she has since moved in with one of her various boyfriends but what happens if they separate? How is that not endangering the welfare of a child?? I feel as if his attorney's, and by that I mean his second or third attorney they have given him after he paid his deposit (seriously, what law firm that legitimately cares about their client transfers them continuously down the line) haven't necassarily cared about him and his child as much as they did the money... Something is wrong here, why is it that my friend who is a stable, Iraq war vet, that is an above average, intelligent college student (over 3.0) cannot have custody of his son when he is by far the best option for raising this child?? His deposit is almost up and they have made very little progress in his case... Please someone help before another innocent child gets tied into the wrong parent just because she gave birth to him


Asked on 5/02/13, 5:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

Well if he is not happy with the legal advice he has been getting it's up to HIM to do something about it. Custody actions tend to be fact driven that said one must consider that like it or not each biological parent will have to deal with the other parent till the child is 18. Further one of the duties of the custodial parent ids to foster a relationship with the non-custodial parent. So while the bio parents may never be friends the have to work together to raise the child.

{John}

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Answered on 5/02/13, 6:15 pm


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