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Question: I am wondering if I have any rights to protect my children from being around my future ex-wife's boyfriend. They had an affair and broke up our marriage. Now I have strong feelings that the kids shouldn't be exposed to a life around him - or any time with him even though they have not met him yet.
Answer: Ms. Mystery & Mr. Know: This is a great question many divorced parents are wanting to know. First of all, it sounds like you really care about your kids. This can get you far in family court.
We are not lawyers or legal experts, however we do know that many states will allow a provision in the divorce papers stating that the parents cannot have overnight guests of the opposite
sex when the children are present. This goes both ways. Since living together is not illegal in most states, this may or may not be an option for you.
Unless your ex and her boyfriend are drunk, doing drugs or having sex in front of your kids, there's little else you can do. And if that is the situation you need witnesses to prove it, and you should get custody of the kids.
There are many websites about father's rights. Find one that talks about the laws in your state. Laws vary widely and change constantly.
We like this site because it has a lot of links to other great sites for dads:
Whatever happens, you will always their dad. Be sure they are exposed to as little conflict as possible. Sorry your have to go through this, but putting your kids first is the main thing. We hope your ex does the same. Good luck and Godspeed.
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