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Originally Posted by mudweiser

The man is threatning to kill her and as she's stated he's manipulative and hasn't even asked for paternity of the child to begin with!! I believe skipping town is the best thing!

Once she's in a new town she can start any legal matters and tell her lawyer that she fears for her children and her own life and to keep her address/location a secret- I am pretty sure there is a way to do this without him knowing where she is.

MRS.S

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What you believe to be the best thing may not be. As others have pointed out, she could actually end up losing her child(ren) if she chose to follow your advice - regardless of whether paternity has been established at this point or not. If she loses her child and the state places her in the father's custody, what good did that do?

I agree wholeheartedly that she's in a bad situation. However, you really need to be more careful; you need to consider the long-term outcome when advising someone in such a dire situation.