glockdoc

Ummm, not the 17 yr old that is HER child, the 7 yr old that is ours. Upadted the post to include we are not married on paper.

Before the trolls go crazy, please only respond if you have personally had experience with this. I am well aware of all the mistakes I have made along the way. Now that that is out of the way........ 11 yrs after taking the girl out of the bar, the girl decided to go back to the bar. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. We are not legally married on paper. Anyway, we have a 7 yr old child together that lives with me as well as HER 17 yr old that chose to live with me over Mom. Of course the house I have been paying for for the last 10 yrs is in her name, paid for truck is in her name. I have had 1 too many " it's all in my name I will have the police kick you out " conversations so I am seeking help from someone that has gained custody of their Thai child from the mother. I know I basically have ZERO rights, but hey, Mom is just a bar girl that walked out on her family. I understand she is right and she can take it all, however, she has zero means to fight me in court other that " I am Thai, he is not ". So, has anyone here successfully gained custody of their child and what attorney did you use. Feel free to comment below or PM me. I have been here long enough to not trust a Thai attorney just because they "say so". I also understand it is a long shot to even attempt to take a Thai child from their mother, however, it is in the child's best interest that I am the sole decison maker. My hope was that her mother would be an adult about our situation and be interested in what is best for the kids, but the second she found out I have a girlfriend the sh*tshow started. Never mind she walked out to go bang strangers for money....I am the bad guy. If I decide to go this route I have all my transfers showing I transferred the money to pay for the house and truck. I will ask the judge for everything and settle for sole custody of my daughter. I have no desire to keep her from her mother or her mother from her or to take her back to live in the US, but I want legal authority over my kiddo. Thanks in advance to all that have constructive responses.