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Options To Protect My Children

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Location: NH

My children split time between their dad and I 50/50. When my ex remarried, we had issues with his wife's son (who is the same age) beating up my girls. Heads were being bashed into walls, rough housing that was taking things too far. At the time I addressed it with their dad and it seemed to resolve. That was roughly 2.5 years ago.

Tonight I got a message from my daughter's gymnastics coach that my daughter was inconsolable at practice, stating her stepbrother is bullying and beating her up and she doesn't want to go back to her dad's house and she told the coach she wanted her to tell me.

She also stated the other coach had spoken to my ex because my daughter was still not even wanting to leave there with him.

I don't know what to do. I have to protect my children. I did send him a text asking him to keep his stepson away from the girls and that although not a threat to him, I would do what I had to do legally to protect them.

But I don't even know what that is. Temporary emergency custody requires a lot of proof, I unfortunately dont think I have enough documented proof of anything. I could file with cps, and maybe I should. I just feel so stuck. Other people who dont deal with custody situations don't get it. They're telling me to go get them or not let the school release them to him tomorrow. I'm like, thats not a thing. He has legal custody of them. I can get arrested for kidnapping. What do I do?

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