Q: I'm married to the father of 3 kids. He has agreed to sign over full legal sole custody to me. How do I do this?
He has been involved with them when he visits me. They have gone to see him alone a total of 3 times in the the three years we have lived apart. I am the sole provider of care in every way and responsible for everything, he had been ordered to pay child support but has given me a total of 400 dollars in the 3 year time span, for 3 kids ages currently 1,3,&5. We're legally married for almost 7 years and he will not grant a divorce, but will grant sole custody of all 3 kids to me for the purpose of financial services I may get. How do I get this done (my reasons aren't financial but due to his emotional immaturity and propensity towards abuse, he has physically abused me in front of the children in the past) and make it totally legal so he can't undo it to get even with me if he gets angry? I don't want to prevent him from seeing them for their best interests, but for those same reasons I want him to be unable to use them as weapons when he isn't happy with me.
A: Situations with chidren are complicated. Make an appt. to see a lawyer.
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