My buddy just left his wife (common law) and new baby (6 weeks old) this week to avoid her physical and verbal abuse from continuing in front of their child. He found a nice two bedroom place in the same town to stay close to his little girl.
He is 6'2" 200 lbs, she is 5'4" 120 lbs. He has NEVER raised a hand to her despite her viciously attacking him numerous times leaving him with visible injuries before and during her pregnancy.
His boss, his coworkers and her family have all seen bruises and scratches, black eyes and know about her behaviour. They both work at the same workplace and even her boss is afraid to piss this chick off.
She has punched him in the face while he was driving because he wouldn't continue an argument and jumped on his back and banged his head on the door frame when he tried to leave during another confrontation.
He has never called the police because he didn't think they would believe him and felt the cops would have arrested him instead of her (especially since there are guns (hunting rifles) in their house.
She is intelligent and well educated and he had brushes with the law when he was a teenager but has no criminal record. They are both in their 30s now.
He knows its over and wants to file for custody and access to his precious baby girl as soon as possible. She is nursing the baby and owns the house they were living in.
She already told him she doesn't have to let him see the child until the ittle one is a year old. (which I know is bull and told him so).
He doesn't know if her bad behaviour should be brought forward in his application to the court since joint custody and mediation are both off the table in cases of domestic violence.
How does the court handle it when the wife/mother is the abuser.
Thanks,
P.S. She also has the financial means (family money) for a long bitter court fight and he doesn't.
He is 6'2" 200 lbs, she is 5'4" 120 lbs. He has NEVER raised a hand to her despite her viciously attacking him numerous times leaving him with visible injuries before and during her pregnancy.
His boss, his coworkers and her family have all seen bruises and scratches, black eyes and know about her behaviour. They both work at the same workplace and even her boss is afraid to piss this chick off.
She has punched him in the face while he was driving because he wouldn't continue an argument and jumped on his back and banged his head on the door frame when he tried to leave during another confrontation.
He has never called the police because he didn't think they would believe him and felt the cops would have arrested him instead of her (especially since there are guns (hunting rifles) in their house.
She is intelligent and well educated and he had brushes with the law when he was a teenager but has no criminal record. They are both in their 30s now.
He knows its over and wants to file for custody and access to his precious baby girl as soon as possible. She is nursing the baby and owns the house they were living in.
She already told him she doesn't have to let him see the child until the ittle one is a year old. (which I know is bull and told him so).
He doesn't know if her bad behaviour should be brought forward in his application to the court since joint custody and mediation are both off the table in cases of domestic violence.
How does the court handle it when the wife/mother is the abuser.
Thanks,
P.S. She also has the financial means (family money) for a long bitter court fight and he doesn't.
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