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    • #163170
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      if you have left after being terrified of sharing custody of your child, please contact me. I’d like to know more about what happened in terms of access to your child/children.

      For context, one of the main reasons I am still here with him, is because I am terrified of sharing custody with him/him having access to our young child without me being there to protect her from his behvaiour and his family’s behvaiour. I have concerns for her which is why I’ve stayed but I know if I go to court he’d get some sort of access to her.

      If you left this kind of situation, I’d like to find out how you did it. Thank you.

    • #163173
      Bananaboat
      Participant

      Mine threatened to take child away, take me to court, ring social services etc. Since leaving he barely sees the child, turns up sporadically, has them a few hours max & doesn’t pay maintenance. In my experience it was another tactic to bully me into staying, all mouth. That’s not to say everyone has that, just my experience. But I will say, it wasn’t until I left that I realised how much my kids were being affected and hindsight makes me wish I’d not been so scared & had left sooner. But that’s not easy in these circumstances xx

      • #163253
        Anonymous
        Inactive

        Thank you for your reassurance. I realise this is the case . Mg situation is quite different in that I don’t feel I can trust him with our child and for him to keep her safe. I have safeguarding concerns regarding his family and I know if he has here, he will keep them around them. I don’t know how I can win against that? I don’t have evidence of everything and I know in most cases, some sort of access is always granted. I feel the only way I can protect her from them is by being physically there.

      • #163264
        Bananaboat
        Participant

        Have you tried your local social services? Don’t be scared, social services aren’t as scary as we all think & they can offer advice especially if there’s safeguarding concerns

      • #163274
        Anonymous
        Inactive

        Can I get anonymous advice?

    • #163266
      Purplebloom
      Participant

      We have just went through courts as he constantly told me he would apply for custody due to me being a vulnerable person, but now he only speaks to the child once a week and it will be arranged that he sees the child on a day through supported visits

      • #163275
        Anonymous
        Inactive

        I wish this would be the case but I know he will apply to courts, he has the finances and connections / support. He would do everything he can to spite me and hurt me . From what I understand, even limited access won’t last forever. And my little one is still quite young. She can’t fend for herself, not that any child should have to

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