How can I get full custody of my little boy?

Question

I have a sticky situation. I have an eight year old little boy that has a meth addict for a Dad. I was married to his father for 3 yrs and I left due to his drug addiction. It's been 4 long years since the divorce and his father still lives in a drug infested world. He doesn't work and sells drugs to live and to support his habit. He periodically pays his child support but I have to beg him for it. I still have allowed him to get his son everyother weekend but only if he promises to stay at his grandmothers so i know there will be no drugs around my son. He doesn't even have his own home. He sleeps other peoples couches if he sleeps at all. I have finally had it I can't take it anymore. Sunday was our sons birthday and i took my son to eat at his favorite place. His dad showed just as we were leaving on his crotch rocket. I was going to go by the grocery to get some cupcakes for my son and his dad was to follow us there. Well on the way to the grocery store we were going around a curve on a two lane road and all of the suuden his dad flies right by us on the yellow line with on coming traffic and almost caused us to wreck. We turned around to see what was going on and the police were chasing him and he ran from them and got away. He does this illuding quite frequently. He is also on probabtion for 3 felony charges. I just think my son would be better off if his dad would go to rehab or jail to get straight. But in the mean time I really don't feel comfortable sending my son with him anymore to stay for the weekend.

What should I do? And can I get full custody?

Answer 1

I WOULD GO TO COURT! GET THAT LIL BOY AWAY FROM HIS DUMB DAD. IF HE HAS CHARGES AND YOU HAVE PROOF HE IS A ADDICT, YOU ARE SURE TO WIN. PLUS COURTS FAVOR MOMS.

Answer 2

go to court. let them decide.

Answer 3

I think that with all this information you have even posted here, a judge can give you the full custody of your son.

Answer 4

all you have to do is file for it, if his dad's got a record for different things, he will not be given custody. Nor do i think he would try get it, as for visitation you can't stop that.

   What you'll have to do is request supervised visitation and explain your reasoning, warn him of nothing, keep records on the date of that event and others, that are illegal, dangerous or anything you consider irrational.

Answer 5

call the cops on your hubby = turn him in - yhe live you save may be your son's

Answer 6

If all of this is true, why haven't you hired an attorney and gotten full custody before now?  Why would you let this drag on for years?  If you can prove all of this, take him to court.

Answer 7

Actually I went through a divorce and I have 3 children.I was not going to push issue of child support because he was a very lazy piece of c**p who wanted drugs over his family.So when we seperated I went to the court house and filed for full custody of my girls and got it because I proved in mediation and through a private investigator that he had serious problem.So when we went to court Judge was in my favor and the only visitation he got was supervised until he went through treatment program and took random drug screening so if you go and file for custody you will be able to prove he is a dead beat when you know he can't stay sober enough for that babies b-day.I am sorry you all have to go through that and I know it hurts you to see that your child hurts.But always remember that your child will know when they get older that you were there for them and protected them from all that you c ould