Q: Child Custody Modification - Can I get full custody?
My ex-husband and I share custody of our 2 boys. He met a woman on a dating app about 7 weeks ago. He said they met on Tinder, but I believe it was on a sexual fetish site. She is from Columbia (the country not the city) and speaks no English. She came to the US to visit her sister in Austin (we live in Dallas) because her sister was getting physical threats from her “Employer” (God knows who that is) against her and her family. Since they met 7 weeks ago, they have only met in person 3 or 4 times, however, he has proposed and they are getting married in the next couple of weeks. Oh, and her visitor visa is either expired or about to expire. He is basically moving a Columbian, non-English speaking stranger who I (and he for that matter) knows nothing about in with my children. The kids haven’t even met her yet! Is this grounds for full custody in my favor?
A:
Every custody case is judged on the full facts and circumstances presented by the evidence. The details you included in your question are not favorable for your ex-husband. But whether they are enough standing alone to justify a change in custody depends on the trier of fact, whether that is a judge or a jury.
Whether these new developments justify the time, expense, and negative impact on your children that accompany any custody litigation is something only you can judge for yourself based on your knowledge of your family.
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