I think so. My ex is not perfect, but neither am I and while I do have concerns about his current parenting behaviour and the possibility that he may verbally abuse her in the future, it won't stop me from letting him be a father.
BUT, he has acknowledged that he abused me, and I beleive he is aware of the chances of him doing it to our daughter as well. CAS attended both of our homes, then closed the case without any concerns. For those reasons I will insist that he take both parenting classes and anger management classes and I can't see the court not enforcing that.
If your ex has not acknowledged the abuse and is not making honest efforts to change then you should be very wary.
Any father is NOT better than no father if that father is hurting your child. It's one thing for a child to grow up feeling abandoned and unloved, but for them to grow up with a twisted view of love is worse. Just think of how many bad relationships your child will be in if they are not able to give and show love properly.
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