Does it effect my custody if I live with my boyfriend?
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Does it effect my custody if I live with my boyfriend?
My ex-husband threatened me and my son with death and I live with my boyfriend. He petitioned for partial custody. Will it effect me in any way if I live with my boyfriend?
Asked on November 5, 2011 under Family Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It doesn't automatically or necessarily affect custody, but it could: the issue would be whether the boyfriend himself could be deemed to pose some threat to your child or an unsuitable influence (e.g. he is an alcohalic or drug user; he is a registered sex offender; he is a convicted felon; he is an undocumented alien; etc.) or if the living situation in some way poses a threat or unsuitable environment (you are living in a very dangerous area; the boyfriend has associates who are criminals; you and your boyfriends are inappropriately intimate in front of your son; etc.). So you have to look to the facts: is there anything about the boyfriend or the living situation which makes it inappropriate for you son to live there with you?
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