Concerned, scared, and out of options

[shaggy25]

I need some major help. My ex-girlfriend of 2 years and I had a verbal agreement that my now 15-month old child would live with me as she takes care of her other 2 children from a previous relationship. Last week she came and picked up our daughter like she normally does. An hour later I'm being woken up by her out on my front porch banging on my door and screaming loud enough to wake the neighbors. She had come with some man I didn't know who just sat on my porch glaring at me and my girlfriend and my daughter was nowhere in sight. She claimed that either myself or my new girlfriend who lives with me has abused my daughter because she found a bruise on her cheek, a small bruise on her collarbone, and my daughter had a popped blood vessel in her eye. I explained that the bruise on her cheek came when my daughter and I were playing she leaned forward too fast and caught the top of my head with her cheek. The bruise on her collarbone I didn't know about until I saw the photo she had taken with her camera phone. The bruise was small and looked as though she had gotten her skin pinched in the zipper on her pajamas. The blood vessel, I could not figure out where it had come from. She didn't listen to me and proceeded to yell and say "You're lying you abused her and the bruise on her neck and the popped blood vessel mean that one of you choked her. So I'm not bringing her back, you're never seeing your daughter again." She called the police and told the officer the same things I told her, she didn't say anything about abuse. She also said she was calling CPS, which as I found out today was a total lie. What I'm wondering is whether there is a legal way to get my daughter from her so that I know she's in a safe environment? I am currently in the process of attempting to get full custody of my daughter to ensure this doesn't happen again, but I am deeply concerned about the safety of my daughter. PLEASE HELP!

 

[jharris352]

You should have had more than a verbal agreement on custody. The best time to get these things is before someone flips out. Go to court. Work it out. You will be ok.

 

[Duranie]

Unless mom can prove the abuse her allegations will not get very far. I am curious though what is full custody going to give you? Mom will still be nuts AMD she will stilol get visitation with the child. It is rare a father gets full custody, you probably have a better chance at joint. Try to work it out.