Cheating And Custody

[reuhen100]

I am a female and cheated on my spouse. I have filed for the divorce. He is threatening that if I have the guy living with me, he will take my daughter away from me. I reside in the state of Missouri, can he use that against me and suit me as an unfit mother due to the truth a guy is living with me? Please I need to have some feed back?

[devan]

Your post is unclear--but if you moved the guy into the marital property it even smells worse--who knows what smell maight operate against you.In theory morality is not the predicament--but a handful of states do have laws against adultry and some permit alienation of affection suits--and the judge could have private views--so why tempt fate...

[acher]

Unless your state has some antiquated law to the contrary, who you're observing or living with post-separation needs to have basically no bearing on the custody determination. The same holds true for the actions before the separation. (given that there is practically nothing inappropriate about this individual or that absolutely nothing inappropriate was accomplished in your child's presence).It is the exemption where parties to a custody determination haven't shifted, getting others they are involved with or living with. None of that tends to make that parent unfit or susceptible to loss in custody.

[Hud]

[egann]

Well, it is not going to help but hopefully it will not be enough to interfere with at least joint custody.