If you think I'm fooling you, then take a day off and sit in family court and observe what happens to step-parents who take it upon themselves to become involved in the legal issues.
That being said, unless the mother can show a significant change in circumstances sufficient to alter the existing court order (and not just HER circumstances, but his as well) then the court is not likely to cause an upheaval of the child's life.
However, she most likely will be granted formal visitation depending on the circumstances.Custody changes?It's highly unlikely that a judge would yank the child out of a stable environment. He/she probably will want to establish a set visitation schedule. If I were you, I'd keep track of all the visitations you are allowing now, especiall if she doesn't show up or does anything weird.Custody changes?I get the feeling you are saying all of this because you are the stepmother...true?? I understand you love this child as though it was your own...but you need to put yourself in her shoes.. if your child was somewhere else and all of a sudden things got better for you, wouldn't you try to get your child back. I am pretty sure, until she is proven unfit, the judge will give custody back to his mother. You will rarely find a judge that will rule against a mother..I'm sure it got alot to do with the fact a child %26quot;needs%26quot; his mother. Now I'm not saying you haven't been a wonderful mother, I'm sure you have but just the same, it is her child and you would feel the way she does if it happened to you. Just keep an open mind if the time comes she does want custody. I'm sure you and she can work something out that is well suited for the child. It is nice to see a child loved to so..He's one lucky guy....Custody changes?I can't tell you what goes on in judges heads but to reverse a decision or another one to overall it, just doesn't happen. That is to say that reading your side it would be highly unlikely.
