Legal aid will only take on a custody case if there is some type of abuse/domestic violence involved.
I haven't seen it posted ANYWHERE that Deb and JI have denied access of the children to the other bio parents. My daughter hasn't seen her father in 4 years and I would hate if someone tried to say that about me. I tried and tried and tried to get her dad involved in her life and it's not something he's interested in. I'm not sure why that should reflect poorly on ME (or Deb and JI).
It is extremely hard for a father to get custody of children. So for JI's ex to not have custody, she either didn't show up to court (which means she doesn't care), or she's unfit for some reason. Even if she couldn't have afforded a lawyer, she could have went to court and at least gotten some type of visitaiton agreement. I don't know what she has, but she either doesn't have visitation, or she chooses not to take it. Either way, doesn't seem like she's mother of the year IMO.
BBM I Respectfully disagree!
As for not seeming like the Mother of the Year, I'd have to say I feel the same about DB. I don't care when she thought her live in boyfriend was supposed to be home from work, she shouldn't have been so irresponsible to be drinking to maybe black out drunk and leaving all three of those children in harms way. :crazy:
The children may have all lived in the home with DB and JI but I sure haven't seen enough about the way they parented them to know it was ever what I would call a safe environment for those children!! I'd love to hear from teachers, and others that would tell the truth about them no matter what it is.
MOO