I have a 5 year old child who will be turning 6 in may I can't have a decent relationship with her because my now exhusband is abusive and because the courts gave him primary custody of my child it seems like he feels like he has more power to do so. When I was 15 I met this man ono the internet he sent me a ticket to meet him he was 21 then I got pregnant and he was verbally abusive to me and sometimes physically . He actuially knocked my daughter out my hands when shw was 8 months and his family was there and didn't do one thing. When she was 2 she "got on his nerves so bad" as he said and knocked her into a wall because his daddy knew everyone in the little town we stayed in the police never did anything his family never did anything so I sat scared for a very long time. Until I turned 20 and decided enough was enough I left and took my daughter and went to stay with some mutual friends his family and him went and got a lawyer and claimed that I never ever had my daughter and my child lived with him and I came and took her one day and left because I couldn't afford a attorney no one listened to me I felt like basically the state of Texas was saying to me it was okay that this man abused me no I didn't have any police reports because they would never take them down. My daughter is 5 and can tell stories of how her dad kicked me in to a television and tried to knock me down stairs. Now he has gotten to the point where on the norm if he isn't asking me to have sex with him then he telling me he hope I die and he hopes I die in my sleep he hates me and I'm a sorry so and sorry how can I get my daughter back I am not married again and my husband is in iraq I have been and will always be a great mother I have my 5 month old this man could hurt me at anytime what am I to do?

Have you been to court to request a change of custody? That would be your first start.

As for the child abuse... don't call the local police if they aren't doing anything. Call the state department of child services.

If that doesn't work... I'm pretty sure there is no statute of limitations on statutory rape...

You will need an attorney.

When was custody decided that he would have sole custody? You may have a time before they will reevaluate your custody situation.

First thing first, you must retain an attorney!

We have joint custody right now this was decided in 2007

If I was to file something on statutory rape where would I file that at

if i was to file something on statutory rape where would i file that at

The police station or the district attorney's office. It seems as though you didn't know that him seducing a 15 year old was a felony. (Sec. 22.011. SEXUAL ASSAULT, felony of the 2nd degree)

No I didn't and thanks for telling me sir

no i didnt and thanks for telling me sir

You're welcome and good luck with everything.

Thanks I just got off the phone with the district attorney office and they said I have until I'm 28 of all the years I been going through this you are the first person to actually help me hopefully the torment will end and I can have a happy life thanks I mean it from the bottom of my heart you helped me and my child's future

I'm really glad I could help. Out of curiosity, I looked something else up. You mentioned that he sent you a ticket to come see him. If you came from out of state, this is actually a federal crime (18 U.S.C. 2243) and federal cases are much less lenient than some states are.

However, Texas is not nice on abuse to minors in the first place.

Good luck and by all means, pop back in and let us know how things turn out.

I will thanks