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He can never take her from you unless he can prove to a judge that you are an un-fit mother, which is very hard to do. You have a good job and are educating yourself, which to me sounds like you are the opposite of un-fit! Don't worry about that, if he says he is going to try to do that, just know he is only trying to intimidate you. You mention that you are single, so I am assuming you and the father are not married. If so, then the Mother is the natural guardian of the child, you have sole custody. The father has no rights until he establishes his rights through a court order. Which means he has to hire a lawyer and take you to court. Which takes money and a lot of time. Make sure you let him visit her if that is what he wants, even if he's not paying support(I know that sounds hard)but it wouldn't look good on your behalf. No matter what he does or doesn't do, you want to look better than him. Start documenting everything(I use a small calendar)concerning him and your daughter..was he late for a scheduled visit or did he cancel? how long was the visit,did he not change diapers etc..And try to keep conversations via email(for
documentation) What you want to do is have proof of everything in case you end up in front of a judge.
I hope some of this helps. It is a very scary thing when it all starts, but hopefully with time he will give up and be less agressive- that is how it turned out for me, and thankfully I never had to go to court,-knock on wood! Hang in there you are doing great!

The courts will not just take your child away from you. Usually the child is always placed with the mother. The only way he can take the child away is if he can prove that you are unfit. Is he up to date on his child support payments? If he is not, there is definitely no way he can take the child away from you. As long as you have a stable environment for the child to be in you have nothing to worry about. You need to start documenting everything from child support payments (amount, date paid) to how often he visits the child. Don't ever tell him that he cannot visit with his child. Let him come and pick up the child at least every other weekend. Make sure it is established that YOU are the custodial parent. If he is on child support then that fact is already established. He may be able to get joint custody which will in turn reduce his child support amount but the child will not be taken away from you. Does he have a lawyer?
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Hi S., I listen to a radio show and about once a week they have this lawyer (John Moses, I think it is, but last name Moses, anyway) on the air; he sounds fantastic and is all about the family, most especially the children's rights! Please consider giving him a call! Best of luck, V.

I am so sorry to hear what you are going through..I'm not going through the same situation but something very similar, my ex is seeking custody (50/50) but insists on being primary etc... Anyway, I have made an appointment with the legal aid society, they are free or go with your wages and there is also community legal services of mid florida..

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I actually just made an appt with the legal aid society and was able to get in Oct 20th (which is fairly quick)

Hope this helps! Good luck to you

Jennifer