Child Custody cases are not cheap. He can be threatening all he wants unless he finds an attorney that can try to get custody of your daughter. At that point, you will need to find a lawyer to defend you and keep your daughter with you. Custody cases normally start with $3,000.00 USD. Just wanted to give you this information as you mentioned you are with your mother so you can let her know how much the custody case might start with so that you and she best be prepared financially. However, since you have the child primarily, you will get sole-physical custody, and because he is the father he will get joint-custody with visitation. At least I hope this is what he gets, but it will depend on the attorney that is fighting for you and your daughter. As a mother, there are already many things in your favor in a custody case. It would just be a matter of who you decide to work defending and representing you.
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Answered on Jan 28th, 2018 at 7:15 AM