What can she do to get these people away?

Question

I have a friend.She's a single mom of 2 and one on the way. Please don't judge her for being single she's been through alot. Specially with her first Marriage. That b*****d raped her and beat up their child. He put her in jail saying that she was the one who beat him up. And that was just to cover that he had raped her. So ofcourse the truth came out he got deported to his country. She found some one who promised her alot and after she got with him (living together he changed) and know she's pregnant with another child of his. Okay so back to the question. Her first marriage in laws are trying to take her son away. I mean do they even have a right? She works hard to keep a roof over her head. She loves her kids. Thank God she has a good job to support her and her kids. I know for a fact that they are very well taken care of. So her in laws already threaten her on taking her kid. They are making lies that she doesn't take care of him at all. Her son is an imperactive kid. So yes she puts through alot with him already he's 7 yrs. But she takes care of business. She takes him to the doctor when needed. They (in laws) never gave her a dime when her husband got deported. They didn't care if the baby had a home or bed to sleep in. Never bought him a diaper..they just never cared. Why do they want to take him a way? We have no Idea. All we could think of is that if they take him away they could get money as well. She's a great hard working mom. What can she do?

Answer 1

I think the first thing to do is consult with a lawyer.  If they're going to try to take her son away, she needs to start building a file of what she's doing for her son and what her ex-in-laws are threatening her with.  

Answer 2

the best thing she can do is to be as calm and stable as possible, if she freaks out n starts talking c**p about them its going to make her look bad.  keep the house clean n the kids fed. they cant take the kids away unless they are in danger or she isnt providing for them. or if shes in a unstable mental state. so as long as shes calm and the kids are clean and fed they rnt getting taken away. if it goes to court she can say shes been caring for these kids for years without help of any kind from his side of the family and now they want to take the kids away out of spite. the judge will keep the kids with the mother unless theres a pretty big reason not to so i wouldnt worry

Answer 3

If they are intent on taking the child away then they will have to prove her unfit in a court of law. If she is a good mom then she will not a problem keeping custody of her children. The problem she will have is it will be costly. She needs to get a family law attorney. If she doesn't have the money for one then she needs to speak to legal aid in her county. Chances are they will take her case for a small fee or free.