Q: I am the custodial parent and The wife of the my child’s father is becoming hostile.
She yelled, cursed and approached my with confrontation when picking up my child this past Friday. She even called the police on me lying. She also mentioned to me she was trying to build a “case” against me. I don’t know what that means but I no longer want her involved with the pick up and drop off of my child. She is the one who picks her up,not the child’s father. I no longer want her at my home due to safety reasons. I am a stay at home mom of 3 and can’t have that behavior at my home. Can I refuse to release my child to her ? The father or the grandmother is more than welcome to come. Just not her for all intensive purposes. Help me please .
A:
Whether or not the child's step-mother (or any responsible adult) is allowed to pick-up or drop off should be addressed in your final decree. If it is not, or there is simply not language there does not appear here that there is enough of a substantial change in circumstances that would allow a modification of the parent-child relationship.
Try expressing your concerns to the child's father, and let him know you just don't want your child exposed to that type of behavior, and invite alternative methods of pick-up drop-off so that you don't have to deal with his wife.
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