Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
Custody
My ex abused me and was charged with Domestic Violence through the Army, which is suppose to be a felony. When he takes my son, he has no intrest with him, and wants to bring him back before the scheduled time. Is the fact that he was abusive to me when we were married have any effect on how the judge will rule with custody? Because my son doesn't want anything to do with him, and has been this way for the past 3 months. Also, he is telling me that i have to buy him a car seat and pay for my sons clothes for his house, because I am custodial guardian, and he pays me child support. Is that true? And one last thing, my son doesn't have his own bed there, he sleeps in my exes bed. Is there something I can do about that?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Custody
YOu need to get yourself to the Tacoma-Pierce County YWCA's legal program for battered women asap. They have lawyers on staff who can assist you with learning NOT to take legal advice from an abusive ex.
You don't say whether your ex is abusive to your child or not. You may need a guardian ad litem to address your child's best interests before the court.
The fact that he was abusive to you will likely have a determanitive effect on the decision making provisions of your plan. Joint decision making is prohibited when one party has been convicted of DV against the other, and your question shows why.
He's still telling you what to do, and you have not yet learned to take his orders with a grain of salt.
He is in charge of outfitting his house and car with appropriate furniture and fittings for his residential time, not you.
You can alert the court about the sleeping arrangements at his house, and the court can order him to make suitable arrangements, e.g. purchase a bed for the child.
You need counsel. Please get in touch with the YWCA program now.
Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell
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