better lawyer than you (long)? i'm going to try to condense a very long story:
I want to help a friend get custody of her 3 year old. the father has custody because he filed for divorce, then went behind her back to the divorce hearing. when she didn't show up he got custody automatically of the child. this was in georgia.
they moved to miami and he still lived with her and his new girlfriend. he and his gf did not have jobs and didn't really do anything besides drink. his "wife" (they still aren't divorced) would go out with guys and sleep with them for money for the rent and for food for her kid. this guy and his gf (who also had her 4 year old living there) would feed them really unhealthy food, make them watch tv so they wouldn't be bothered by the kids, and spent most of their time just drinking around their kids!
one day my friend takes her kid and runs to her mothers house in maryland. he found her and took her to court in georgia.....his hometown.
because he is from a very small town and his family has a lot of money and influence, when my friend goes to court it is biased against her. he also has the best lawyer in their town while she can't afford one at all.
i am ready to testify against him because he is an alcoholic, physically and verbally abusive (he's been arrested before for domestic abuse and has threatened to kill his wife and her mom), he has pimped out his wife and tried to get his new girlfriend to do porn for money, and he's completely irresponsible..... but i don't think it's enough.
what is important to know if i'm going to testify against him in court?
how can she find a lawyer to work pro bono or at least very cheap?
what can I do to help her?
and
what can she do to win her baby back?
she is working very hard and has a place to live and money saved up.
i know it's hard to believe a court would appoint him custody of even a puppy but it's true.
that baby needs to be with her mom and out of this douchebags hands.
i will be posting this in different sections so that i can get feedback from more people and hopefully get more help.
if you don't think this question belongs in your section then i'm sorry, please just ignore it.
thanx everybody <3
happy meal, my smoking has nothing to do with my friend and her devastating custody battle for her child.
grow up.
I want to help a friend get custody of her 3 year old. the father has custody because he filed for divorce, then went behind her back to the divorce hearing. when she didn't show up he got custody automatically of the child. this was in georgia.
they moved to miami and he still lived with her and his new girlfriend. he and his gf did not have jobs and didn't really do anything besides drink. his "wife" (they still aren't divorced) would go out with guys and sleep with them for money for the rent and for food for her kid. this guy and his gf (who also had her 4 year old living there) would feed them really unhealthy food, make them watch tv so they wouldn't be bothered by the kids, and spent most of their time just drinking around their kids!
one day my friend takes her kid and runs to her mothers house in maryland. he found her and took her to court in georgia.....his hometown.
because he is from a very small town and his family has a lot of money and influence, when my friend goes to court it is biased against her. he also has the best lawyer in their town while she can't afford one at all.
i am ready to testify against him because he is an alcoholic, physically and verbally abusive (he's been arrested before for domestic abuse and has threatened to kill his wife and her mom), he has pimped out his wife and tried to get his new girlfriend to do porn for money, and he's completely irresponsible..... but i don't think it's enough.
what is important to know if i'm going to testify against him in court?
how can she find a lawyer to work pro bono or at least very cheap?
what can I do to help her?
and
what can she do to win her baby back?
she is working very hard and has a place to live and money saved up.
i know it's hard to believe a court would appoint him custody of even a puppy but it's true.
that baby needs to be with her mom and out of this douchebags hands.
i will be posting this in different sections so that i can get feedback from more people and hopefully get more help.
if you don't think this question belongs in your section then i'm sorry, please just ignore it.
thanx everybody <3
happy meal, my smoking has nothing to do with my friend and her devastating custody battle for her child.
grow up.