Location: FL
I want to preface this by saying, CPS has already been called by a mandated reporter. Their outcome was my ex lives an “alternative lifestyle” and “it’s not ideal, but it’s manageable.”
Coparent has no running water, no plumbing, and no working toilet. He relies on his neighbor who let him park his camper in the yard. He often has our son urinate outside the door or in the woods and says “oh it’s like camping”.
That being said, every court ordered weekend, I provide wipes, clothes, and a toothbrush. I have tried to consult an attorney and the outcome was to call CPS which was already done and so I don’t know what more to do. I can’t afford to consult with another attorney again and I can’t prevent visits due to a court order in place.
I drop him off Friday night and he comes home Sunday night in the same clothes, same underwear, hair matted, filthy, and often with a butt rash and teeth unbrushed. Half the time he conveniently forgets the clothes I provided at his trailer and I’m 3 sets of clothes short.
Other times his clothes and bag come back with roaches hitching a ride and I have to heat soak everything. His trailer is crawling with them and reeks of dog urine as his previous dog would just go all over the camper.
Our child doesn’t have a bed there and by the time he comes home he’s often heat sick and vomiting all over my back seat burning up, cranky, and absolutely miserable.
I really don’t know what more to do. How CPS could see this situation and say it’s fine because it’s “manageable” is beyond me. I feel like this entire situation is a health hazard and I can’t protect my child.
Father is abusing alcohol and is emotionally abusive and relentlessly attacks my character and insults me if I bring it up. He makes enough income to fix the camper and get access to water but chooses to spend it on substances and refuses to put any of his income toward maintaining his home which is a health hazard.