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Thank you ladies.

Joint legal or joint physical?

How old are the kids?
Are any in school full time?
How far away from each other do you live?

With the info provided he has a 50/50 chance of getting joint custody. Some states are more PRO father involvement than others (I your know NY is very much PRO dads as long as the dads want to be involved)


Call your lawyer and hopefully they can give you some more info. Good luck

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If hes stable, has a place to stay, good support system, doesnt have a history of abuse, neglect, or anything like that, he might have a good chance.

If you fight his petition, itll be one drawn out process of attempts to get you guys to agree, then itll go to trial if you dont.

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If he is harassing you, the best thing you can do is to turn it over to the police.

And if your daughter is breastfeeding, he still has a chance to get joint custody, but until she is able to be given a bottle/ isn't BF so much. His shared time will just be limited until then.

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In NY, ( is that where you live?) any form of unwanted contact is considered harassment.

If someone calls you within the purpose of a conversation, it's considered harassment here. Let me see if I can find the law.

http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$PEN240.30$$@TXPEN0240.30+&LIST=LAW+&BROWSER=EXPLORER+&TOKEN=06613631+&TARGET=VIEW

And just incase that's NOT where you are..

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/telecom/cyberstalking-and-cyberharassment-laws.aspx

I have no idea why I thought you were in NY

http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeOfAlabama/1975/13A-11-8.htm Lol

This is a common tactic. My lawyer said that you ask for everything and hopefully end up with something close to what you actually want.

I think it's important for you to decide what you can live with and counter file with that.

Joint legal custody = both of you having say in important decisions like education, religion, medical, etc.
Joint physical custody = the child splits their time 50/50 between both houses.

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I can honestly say neither of those will end up working, because when I don't give him his way or jump when he thinks I should to something he wants, it turns into an argument with him yelling, cursing, being disrespectful, etc.

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Then you need to figure out something that would work best for you.