Boyfriend’s ex wife is trying to take his kids away from him and have them legally adopted by her new husband.

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Location: Indiana

My boyfriend’s ex wife has been trying to take his kids away from him for almost 8 months now. This women had an affair with another man while they were still married and when they broke up she was still letting him see the kids but then slowly started taking them away. They got lawyers involved and every court date they have set something comes up. It gets skipped and he is in shambles over it. He is a good father and would take good care of them while she was at work and while she was out being unfaithful.

He has told me recently that he believes that if he does not see his kids for 1 year, which it will be a year in October he could loose custody of them for good. They did have a meeting amongst their lawyers and they allowed for an hour phone call each day. This was back in June. Since then the ex wife narrowed it down to once a week for a half hour and then the past month it has been nothing. She won’t even pick up the calls. I have told him there has to be something we can do about this because of how she basically ripped her children away from their father. But it is seeming hopeless with how his lawyers deal with the situation.

Is it true that he would loose custody of his children after not seeing them for a year? And is there any action we can take to get a court date to go through? It seems like her lawyer is the one constantly messing with the court dates

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Any advice is appreciated

Comments

  1. DiabloConQueso Avatar

    Is there a court-ordered custody or visitation agreement?

    Your boyfriend should be speaking with his attorney about this.

  2. Fun_Branch_9614 Avatar

    My son is going through this with his ex. It’s awful. Thankfully the judge in the case can see through her games. But it’s also in Hamilton county.

    If there is a court order he can file for contempt if she’s not abiding by it. Taking away parental rights in Indiana is hard asf. If he has been trying to see them and she is refusing that she is in contempt. Make sure to document everything. Don’t talk on the phone unless it’s recorded, IN is a one party state so he doesn’t have to have her permission. Send emails, texts messages asking to see them, asking to talk to them. Show the court he is trying and she is refusing.

    Good luck!!