Lafayette, LA asked in Family Law for Louisiana

Q: The Mother of my child and I have never been to court to have custody/child support agreement.

We separated when our son was 3 due to her drug use. and he is almost 9. Half of the time he live with me and his step mom and half brother and sister in a nice environment home where he is very happy . The other half he lives with her mother and her mother boyfriend I’m in apartment. I know they are up to no good and my son hates it there . Her. Boyfriend has a criminal record and I have evidence of them being irresponsible, neglectful, and of possible criminal activity. CPS was investigation them but closed the case and did nothing. I fear for my child’s life every time he is in there custody. I feel like my hands are tied and I don’t have enough evidence to go for full custody. What should I do?

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Amir Tavakkoli
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A: If you are concerned about their safety then you should file for full custody asap and let the court determine if you have enough evidence. One of the common mistakes people make is seeing issues with the other parent regarding the children and not doing anything about it; then when they do go to court eventually and complain about it, they hear the following response from the judge: "If these issues were so serious in your mind, why didn't you do anything."

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