No offense taken at all Mandy - I have asked him the same thing many times. He feels if he is AT home, at least someone is looking out for his daughter - and her 2 yr old son as well. I dont KNOW why he wont leave and file for Custody ! He is an 18 wheel driver, building a new home (that should have been finished months ago, but everytime he is working on it - she shows up and starts a fight and he literally has to leave to prevent her getting physical.) He will only go to their apt IF the upstairs folks are home (his Dad and stepmother), in case she starts to get physical he will have witnesses, OR so that if she gets really nasty and wont let him sleep - he can go upstairs and sleep - she wont go up there. Its a MESSSSSS ! My son states to anyone that he was better off being from a broken home than living in one - so its NOT that part that is stopping him , I do not KNOW what is going on with him. He is caught up in a mess that he just wont get out of - and I just do not understand WHY. The happy go lucky, fun loving, never met a stranger son I used to know is slowly disappearing - he is miserable most of the time. The time he is the happiest - the 2 nights a week his wife works and he and the children are alone. OH - interesting point - she has told my son that if he EVER leaves the house with the baby, she will have him arrested for kidnapping. Ok - most folks know that CANNOT be done, but since he has never had any dealings with this type thing - he wont take the baby anywhere - easier to just go along with her stupidity than have her come after him and knock him up side the head I guess. Heaven help me - I may lose it before this issue is resolved !