Q: wife left about two and a half years ago and absent, has a closed child abuse case, confirmed by hospital, wants custody
My wife left about two and a half years ago. We believe mental illness to be involved. She hasn’t sought help and has been almost completely absent in that time. She, in august 2019, came home briefly and beat my daughter and left about 15 welts on her legs. She was terrified of spoons for about a year following. Cps, the police, the hospital, and the courts were involved. They offered her a plea deal to take parenting classes and they would drop it. This is even though abuse was confirmed by the hospital. She recently came back and wants custody. What is the likelihood of this happening?
A: Unlikely. But the situation is apparently very complicated, and one can never be certain what one judge will do. You need to retain a lawyer.
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