Hi moms I’m having a situation where I don’t know if I could leave or not we are married have a kid together

I’m married to this girl we have been separated for 2 months and she has a girlfriend I feel like I can’t leave cuz I’m on the lease and if I take my name out then she has to go to her moms and I finally just got a job I have a sister that doesn’t really like me and family who already has a full household and she always threatens me I’m taking the kid or if I leave with my kid she’s going to take me to court I’m honestly scared of court she treats me nasty. And I told her the pot she was using was dirty and to discard she still ate along with my kid I was like dude that’s disgusting and I was trying to throw it away but she was screaming at me and to get the fuck out. I wanna go to court but I’m scared cuz of all the situation and her family is helping me out with babysitting im trying to save up so I can find a daycare. Cuz from the times that my son came bravo he has 2 bruises on his forehead but her sister has 2 kids idk if I’m overthinking and everytime I asked her any questions she just ignores me like I asked her if she needs the car seat cuz she was going to drop off my kid at her sisters and she ignored me like 4 times and says I don’t need to communicate with you.

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Hey, so I've talked to legal aid about this before. It's 100% legal for you to take your kid with you somewhere. She can threaten to call the cops. She can actually call them, and they will not do anything because you are the child's legal parent. That being said, it goes both ways. So, if age were to pick up your child and take them, it would be legal, and the cops wouldn't do anything either. However, you can definitely take her to court and fight for full custody. They may award you both 50/50, though, depending on the scenario.

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Sorry if just to add I carried him but she is in the birth certificate as the parent.

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Thank you for responding it’s just she goes back and forth being nice and then just treating me like not a person and makes it really difficult

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Who is child's mum? Are you both on birth certificate?

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We both are yes but I’m the one who carried my baby

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Who's egg though? As this would be taken in to account wouldn't it? If she or you are the maternal mother would it go in favour of biological mother?

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My egg

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I did all the treatments. My egg and the donor. I’ve never thought about that.

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I don't think you would have a problem then, not to sound bad in any kind of way here but they wouldn't give custody of baby to dad without a good reason to take from the mother, so I think it will be the same in your case, probably shared custody as she is named on birth certificate, but biologically she has not made the child like mum's egg dad's sperm etc. I would 100% look in to this more before you go down the road of custody battle etc see if you can get some free advice from a lawyer/solicitor...obviously try the easier routes first like offering shared custody and/or set days and times she has child and if she refuses then go the legal way but it can be a long road so any chance you get I would record and screenshot any conversations/messages based on this so she can't say in court that you wasn't civil first by offering shared custody. Best of luck xx

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