Can my daughter in law get custody after being convicted of child abuse?

[favian]

My son currently has sole custody of his two daughters and my daughter in law is to have 0 contact after being convicted of putting my granddaughters arm in a hot hair straightener while she was high on Meth. She admitted this to the police and was convicted of this abuse and will serve 4 months in jail. My son has filed for divorce and is asking for sole custody, she is fighting this and wants joint legal custody. Our lawyer says we have to respond to this and basically fight it out in court. We are almost out of money fighting for the kids. Surely the judge will not give joint custody?? She has also been investigated twice by DFS which found her guilty of abuse and neglect. She has a long history of drug use and instability. Will the judge give my son custody? I'm scared he will end up with joint custody and who knows what will happen.

[dacy17]

no by law cant be trusted. why would you put something like this on the internet are you stupid? you want people to know your personal info

[josephus]

as long as the judge has a brain, i don't think your son will have any trouble getting full custody.

[burt]

I would hope the judge has the common sense to give your son custody
I also hope you all realize joint legal custody is not the same a joint physical custody
argue for her to never have unsupervised visitation EVER and point out the ridiculousness of joint legal custody for a parent with a 0 contact order for abuse

[corcoran42]

Never say never but HIGHLY unlikely she will ever have joint custody.

She's the one who needs to go to court and try to get supervised visitation ( at the DFS office).
If she ever shows up high there , that visitation will also get cancelled.

I wouldn't worry about this until you get a letter from her lawyer, announcing a date for the court appearance.
Meth addicts also have no money for a lawyer ( legal aid is not valid in this case).
If you get a letter unfortunately you will need to hire a lawyer to show you are serious.

Don't cross that bridge until you have to.
Your son is lucky to have you.

PS Most would disagree with me but a child needs to have a relationship with both parents.
Supervised visitation at the DFS office would be a good thing. They will make sure mom is totally sober. Meth addicts usually die young. You don't want the child growing up and saying , "You never let me see my mom."An angry teen can get in a lot of trouble.

[chason58]

My guess is, at best, she'll get supervised visitation rights with a view to unsupervised visitation after treatment and drug counseling.