I have a question regarding the custody of my friend's kids.
He and his ex split 2.5 years ago, at first they co-parented 3 days on/4 off until a custody agreement was reached. They'd used a mediator and everything was agreed on per the interim plan.
The ex then saw duty counsel for independant legal advice.... long story short, she won physical custody, he pays full table CS amounts and only has access every other w/e. He also buys all their clothing, pays for any activities they particiapte in, and all other incidentals. The ex doesn't work so claims she hasn't the funds for those extras, despite the CS she gets.
Here's the REAL kicker: she got into drugs and became pregnant with her dealer's child. For the past year +, their DS10, and several neighbours called my friend with disturbing reports of violent episodes at the house, police activity etc.
My friend had since moved into another CAS jusrisdiction for employment reasons, about an hour from the city where his kids live. He called his local CAS and provided details, police reports and the like. They were ready to remove the kids (10,7&5 at the time) from the ex and place them with him, but they had to refer to the local CAS where the kids live first.
Somehow, that CAS gave the ex a full 2 week notice of their visit so she was able to put up a good front. They did not find the kids in need of protection but only told the mother not to have contact with the abusive dealer/boyfriend.
Obviously she did not comply since the whole family now lives in a house owned by the dealer, and she gave birth to his child less than a week ago.
My friend has obvious concerns for the well being of his kids, but what to do? He offered to foot the bill for a hair analysis of the mother which would show she smokes crack daily. CAS said it would do no good, the only thing that would help would be to catch her in the act with a witness over 18. They don't seem interested in protecting these kids at all.
So my question is, if this new baby girl unfortunately displays signs of addiciton, would that not be proof of the mother's drug use? Especially if she was doing crack while pregnant, how much care can she show for her kids??
Any advice at all is much appreciated. It's killing my friend to know his kids are living in this toxic environment, and all he wants is to ensure their safety. Does he have any recourse??
Many thanks!!
He and his ex split 2.5 years ago, at first they co-parented 3 days on/4 off until a custody agreement was reached. They'd used a mediator and everything was agreed on per the interim plan.
The ex then saw duty counsel for independant legal advice.... long story short, she won physical custody, he pays full table CS amounts and only has access every other w/e. He also buys all their clothing, pays for any activities they particiapte in, and all other incidentals. The ex doesn't work so claims she hasn't the funds for those extras, despite the CS she gets.
Here's the REAL kicker: she got into drugs and became pregnant with her dealer's child. For the past year +, their DS10, and several neighbours called my friend with disturbing reports of violent episodes at the house, police activity etc.
My friend had since moved into another CAS jusrisdiction for employment reasons, about an hour from the city where his kids live. He called his local CAS and provided details, police reports and the like. They were ready to remove the kids (10,7&5 at the time) from the ex and place them with him, but they had to refer to the local CAS where the kids live first.
Somehow, that CAS gave the ex a full 2 week notice of their visit so she was able to put up a good front. They did not find the kids in need of protection but only told the mother not to have contact with the abusive dealer/boyfriend.
Obviously she did not comply since the whole family now lives in a house owned by the dealer, and she gave birth to his child less than a week ago.
My friend has obvious concerns for the well being of his kids, but what to do? He offered to foot the bill for a hair analysis of the mother which would show she smokes crack daily. CAS said it would do no good, the only thing that would help would be to catch her in the act with a witness over 18. They don't seem interested in protecting these kids at all.
So my question is, if this new baby girl unfortunately displays signs of addiciton, would that not be proof of the mother's drug use? Especially if she was doing crack while pregnant, how much care can she show for her kids??
Any advice at all is much appreciated. It's killing my friend to know his kids are living in this toxic environment, and all he wants is to ensure their safety. Does he have any recourse??
Many thanks!!
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