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I have an 2 year old and i was caught on adultrey wiyh that affect me keeping my daughter?

Just the act of infidelity should not affect your having custody of your child. The problem begins if you left the child alone to visit your lover, if you placed the child in danger, abandoned, mistreated or allowed the child to stay with others who may have hurt him or her, then you might have problems. If baby was placed in school, with grandma, with accredited babysitting services, day care, with other parent, etc, and was never in harm's way, was fed, and loved during the time of your triste, then just the act of adultery alone does not make you a bad parent. it's a moral judgement on your marriage, not your parenting skills. Also, the courts are reluctant to remove a child from his or her home unless there are really strong mitigating circumstances. Your spouse will have to prove that you had no regard for this child's safety or health or mental growth, or that you will continue to abandon this child to pursue your lover in order for the courts to take your moral choices into consideration.

Posted 4 years ago

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