circleone
Oct 24, 2010, 06:06 PM
A few years ago, my son and I had to move back in with my parents, due to my losing my job. I've got a new one and have been saving money so we can move back out this summer. My parents recently told me that if I try to take my son out of their house, they will take me to court. They have also been filling his head with all sorts of nonsense, like "If you move out, it'll kill me". That is what my father said to him. They told him that it's his choice and the age of consent is 12 (he'll be 12 in December) in Canada (this I'm not sure of).
Now, they have no reason to fight me for him. I've got a full time job, am sending myself to university part time, am not a drug addict or alcoholic, nor do I neglect or abuse him. They simply don't want me to move him out of their town. My father is 74 years old and can barely walk. My mother is 63 and works 7 days a week. It is not a stable, structured environment for him.
My question is this: based on all this information, is there anyway a judge would rule in favor of them, rather than me? And does the age of consent apply to a decision of mother vs. grandparents, or only parent vs. parent?
The ONLY thing they have on me, is that at the moment, they have more money than I have.
Is it possible that I can lose my son?
Now, they have no reason to fight me for him. I've got a full time job, am sending myself to university part time, am not a drug addict or alcoholic, nor do I neglect or abuse him. They simply don't want me to move him out of their town. My father is 74 years old and can barely walk. My mother is 63 and works 7 days a week. It is not a stable, structured environment for him.
My question is this: based on all this information, is there anyway a judge would rule in favor of them, rather than me? And does the age of consent apply to a decision of mother vs. grandparents, or only parent vs. parent?
The ONLY thing they have on me, is that at the moment, they have more money than I have.
Is it possible that I can lose my son?