A GAL does not have physical custody -
Posted By: just makes decisions that are to be SM on 2007-02-22
In Reply to: Isn't it terribly sad that a guardian ad litem had to be sm - Question
in the best interest of the child - a lawyer who represents the child. The GAL can make recommendations that this or that person be best suited in raising the child, or make a recommendation to a court that evaluations need to be done, etc. MOST GAL's do a splendid job in looking out for the child's best interest, but there are those whose priorities are more in line with being in favor with a particular party (a judge, a person of influence, etc.). I've seen great GALs and not so great GALs. Time will tell what will happen in this case.
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Unfortunately, sex is more than the physical aspect...
it's mental, too, and it's something a lot of guys don't get, including my DH, but he tries. I absolutely know where you're coming from.
Maybe not physical force but they did not have a choice. Besides that, they are not sm
legally married in most cases so that would constitute statutory rape. How many teenage girls do you know who want to be married to stinky old men?
I'm now doing fairly physical labor
for my job, and my body likes it better than being locked in a chair 40+ hours a week. I did have shoulder pain for a couple of months that worried me, but that's gone now. Sitting in a chair all those hours is not good for you - we weren't designed for it. It took me quite a while to figure out exactly where my worst pain was, and it turned out to be coming from right next to one of my ischial tuberosities, probably from an inflammed bursa irritating the sciatic nerve. But everybody's pressure point could be different.
It's one thing if you work in an office and have other duties in the mix, even just delivering reports or whatever, but it's not natural to do only one thing like they make factory workers do. Currently the worst pain I have is from my long commute, SITTING in the car.
I would not call unless you see physical evidence.
Most of the posters have already pointed out that you could be causing a lot more damage by reporting.
The boy was obviously given a choice of his punishment and chose the "stick." You don't know what that means exactly.
If the kid seems happy enough, leave it alone. You could completely ruin his life if you turn his dad in for something that turns out to be absolutely nothing.
absolutely no physical withdrawal from quitting pot
There is absolutely no physical withdrawal from stopping smoking pot, it is a psychological dependency (as all habits begin that way). Perhaps he indulges in other things that you are not recognizing..other drugs.....which would produce symptoms of withdrawal from them such as you describe.
lots have been there, done that - no symptoms whatsoever except perhaps a little agitated because they wanted it....I have witnessed many who stopped/quit......from 15 to 65......
Custody
You can request family court counseling and the children get to talk to the counselor and say who they want to live with and why. An 11 yr. old can definitely choose which parent to live with, and if father is a bad parent, you can also have supervised visitation only, so the child does not have to be alone with him. Talk to your lawyer.
Because he is trying to get 50% custody (sm)
If I don't prove how he is before I leave what if he gets that and they have to be with him alone without me? Did that cross your mind?
Dyspareunia: Even when the pain can be reproduced during a physical examination,
the possible role of psychological factors in either causing or maintaining the pain must be acknowledged and dealt with in treatment.
Just wondering, considering MJ's physical problems is a cardiologist really the one he needed? sm
I just happened to think about it and figured in controlling pain like back pain wouldn't one use an orthopedist, neurologist or pain specialist, but also thought a cardiologist should know too much of what drug would cause a heart attack. Just a thought that maybe he was out of his realm?? What a sad story! I just have this feeling the doctor gave him too much medicine that caused the heart attack.
Custody-how much say does an 11-year-old have? PLEASE HELP
 My 11-year-old son has recently started tearfully asking me to divorce his dad. I have been borderline on it for a while but was trying to keep the family intact - one reason being that I was afraid of how my husband would treat my son and 8-year-old daughter when I was not here. In discussing the possibilities of divorce, I told my son that his father could possiby try to get 50% custody of him. He said tearfully, "if that happens, I'll just shoot myself." I have never heard anything like that come out of my child's mouth. His dad is overbearing and he truly doesn't ask the kids (or my for that matter) opinion about anything...just does whatever he wants and expects us to just live with it. He is very concerned with what everyone else thinks but in truth doesn't care much about us. I guess my son is finally seeing that. I asked him to talk to his dad about how he feels but he is too afraid and said his dad will just say , "you got that idea from your mother."
I'm scared. I do want to consider filing for divorce, but if my husband gets partial custody the trauma on my children will be devastating! And he has much more financial means to fight me in court than I have.
How much say does an 11-year-old have in court about who they live with? If we went to a family counsellor first would that help at all?
CUSTODY not company LOL
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Remember they are doing split custody, they might - sm
be with daddy right now, either way though you are right. She can get away with it now that they are little and have no clue what she is doing, but if she continues on this way they will catch on eventually.
they have joint custody w/dad being primary...
Please, open your mind - occasionally there ARE extenuating circumstances, you know?!
I have joint custody w/ dad being primary
Am I a deadbeat mom as well?!
This was agreed upon by both dad and I .. Child lives out of state, I get all holidays and summers....
Just because no support is being paid doesnt mean the person is a deadbeat .. every situation is DIFFERENT....
Why does everyone think negative?!
OP should get custody of kids if things so bad.
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Brittany just lost custody of kids
Effective this Wednesday, going to KFed, how long??
I agree. My mother is a drug addict and lost custody of me
and I went to live with my grandmother so both of them have less than stellar parenting skills. You can't choose your family but you can choose who you let into your life.
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