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Originally Posted by sarahsweets
Hi Jersey- I am from your neck of the woods also. NJ is funny with the way they deal with divorce and custody. I feel really bad for your sister but she may have to just try and deal with the idea of joint custody. Does she really feel like the husband's party lifestyle will stop with joint custody? Does he really want that or is he just being a ****? She may be able to do temporary joint custody and see how he really handles it. Unfortunately if she asks the family to back off then that is what you have to do. I hope if she tries joint custody she is able to see if he is really serious about being a stable father and able to prove if that is what he is not capable of. You are a great sister.
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Thanks so much SarahSweets.
Though we can’t predict it, We are pretty sure he is just saying he wants joint custody to put my sister through the ringer and use the baby as leverage for her to give up other things. Like, he doesn’t actually believe that she is entitled to a portion of his assets even though she is. The mediator told him she is entitled to half. He doesn’t believe it and therefore won’t sign any agreements at all. She told the mediator there are things she would be willing to give up if it meant getting him to sign but apparently after the mediations-they didn’t come to an agreement. Unfortunately things won’t move forward till she hires a lawyer.