During a custody case is a tricky time to date. Lots of people do. But your dating life can play out in an uncomfortable way during an ongoing custody and visitation case , so the choices you make are ones you should be keenly aware of and prepared to deal with during your case, if it comes to that.
Ultimately, the suitability of your current partner says a lot to the court about your suitability as a parent, whether rightly or wrongly. At its core, a custody and visitation case is about the children only. That will, ultimately, have something to do with the choices that you make now and in the future, including who you choose to date, marry, or otherwise involve yourself with.
It probably goes without saying, but, in a custody case, a boyfriend who is a registered sex offender is going to be perceived as a very bad fact. And, not just him, but anyone who β by extension β your children come into contact with can be important in your custody case. His children, for example, are probably pretty important in your custody case. The mom was living with the boyfriend and the child β both the abused child and the abuser.
But, at the same time, the fact that the mother is continuing to live with the boyfriend and the children is going to be an impediment to her having custody. You can make your own choices. You do you.
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