Child Custody and Drug Abuse

[haguel]

My thai wife is abusing drugs[ methamphetamine]

Two years ago she was admited 15 days in psychiatric hospital ,[diagnosedPSYCHOSIS][ I have medical certificate from 3 hospital]

She did 18 months follow up at hospital,[ visits monthly]

She never stopped drugs I have videos proof.

Our child was mentally abused when she was 2 and half, has now anxiety disorder,[medical certicate]

I came 2 years and half ago to take care of the child ,live in a same house build extension of the house for the whole family.

Environmental issues:

Sister and nephew were arrested get one year suspended,all cousins are drug dealers, one of them sentanced 5 years,wife one year in jail

Two others are now in custudy.Grand'ma drinks smokink alcohol addiction.....

Testing positive for substance abuse can be a very serious matter where a minor is concerned ?

Trying to reach an agreement on child custody with drug abuse can be difficult if the offending party is not willing to seek help for drug addiction.

I have a medical transfer to put her back to detox again,she refused to go to the [crazy hospital] ang threaten [you will see what I can do]

What are my chances to get sole custody of my 4 and half year old daughter ?

[kwonitoy]

Very good.

I've sent you a PM

[blackcab]

You have documented proof, so I would also say very good.

Go for it. I wish you good luck.

[oncearugge]

Present your "evidence" to a lawyer and take the case to court.

[ghworker2010]

classy family. Good luck.

[whatproblem]

Offer her some money to sign the paper for custody at the amphur first ,can be done in minutes ,with a lawyer it will cost you and take time ,

[recycler]

Do you have parental rights towards your daughter, eg where you legally married when she was born and are you on the birth certificate?

Does your daughter have a foreign passport?

If you are not tied to Thailand it may be worth while to bring yourself and your daughter in a safe place before you start this procedure. Given the family background you should count in some repercussions from them.

[haguel]

I am legally married in Thailang,daughter is born after our marriage.[ 50 50 parental authority / custody]

Marriage and birth registered as well in my country / Divorce at the Amphoe is not recognize in my country.

Daughter has foreign passport.

Cannot just run away with daughter [ 90 days reporting]etc ....

[Liquorice]

Where is your daughter?

Are you living in the same house as the Mother?

[thailanddogerator]

Really feel for you, you have found a dream Thai family...

Hope that you will get all your rights and save this child to whom you should have never offered this "mom" as a gift...

[RayHaas]

Present your "evidence" to a lawyer and take the case to court.

No need to go to a lawyer. Go straight to family court and explain the situation. If they accept your case you will be given a lawyer appointed by court. They are good and know what they doing as they deal only with those cases. Costs next to nothing too. To get custody of my child I did it the same way. Lawyers cost were 2500 Baht minus 700 baht refund as he said it was a easy case for him.

Dont waste time and walk in there tomorrow.

Good luck!

[from the home of CC]

Until the person looks in the mirror and says I have a problem, this won't go away. Forced detoxing, jail etc is useless until that self realization is attained. Unfortunately with most people it has to come at the lowest point in their lives. You, yourself should sit down and talk with a professional, you're a victim also as well as the child. Good luck to you, I've been on both sides of this equation and I can appreciate what you're experiencing.

[dotpoom]

Wishing you every success in your quest....it definitely seems to be in the beat interest of your daughter....and she will be grateful for the rest of her life for having such a loving and caring Father....God Bless.

[nithisa78]

Without reading any other replies. This needs to go to ask the lawyer.

Not ask the know it alls.

If you PM I'll refer you to a good one.

I am very sorry about your situation. For your child. For you and especially for your wife.

Trust you have exhausted all possibilities to help her. Not just breed and run.

The meth isn't the problem, its what she uses to solve the problem. Same as drunks.

[hobobo]

Hi haguel,

I am 1000% behind you, and I hope that this episode in your life ends asap, before your daughter gets old enough to remember the trauma for the rest of her life. I sincerely wish you all the best and pray for this nightmare to end.

One thing worries me though. Did you not see that your wife was a junkie before your baby was born? A long time ago I was wih a lady, we had good times, but after a couple of months I realised that she was a hopeless alcoholic. She wanted marriage and family, promised to give up lao khao, but she only managed to stay "clean" for two or three days. After seven months I gave up on her and the "love child" we were going to have. I missed the sober times we had, but I am so glad that I could muster the strength to walk away before we had a child...

Good luck!

[jjablonsky]

Your chances are pretty good as long is your goal is not to remove the child from Thailand. The Thai courts will not look favorably on that

[fxe1200]

Present your "evidence" to a lawyer and take the case to court.

....insist on a lawyer, as he will supply the court with some of your money, to come to a positive and speedy outcome of the case. That is my experience.

[recycler]

I am legally married in Thailang,daughter is born after our marriage.[ 50 50 parental authority / custody]

Marriage and birth registered as well in my country / Divorce at the Amphoe is not recognize in my country.

Daughter has foreign passport.

Cannot just run away with daughter [ 90 days reporting]etc ....

You got a good case, but seriously make sure that you can quickly move to safety when things go hostile with the family.

In the prospect of loosing your financial lifeline your wife and her family can get very hard to handle.

You can do 90 days reporting anywhere and you can even leave the country with you girl.

Best of luck!

[MyFriend You]

Until the person looks in the mirror and says I have a problem, this won't go away. Forced detoxing, jail etc is useless until that self realization is attained. Unfortunately with most people it has to come at the lowest point in their lives. You, yourself should sit down and talk with a professional, you're a victim also as well as the child. Good luck to you, I've been on both sides of this equation and I can appreciate what you're experiencing.

Like yourself, I had the same problem with my last wife - Nothing, Nothing you do will work, Rehab, Love, Tough Love, Friendship - the only thing that worked for me was Divorce, she got arrested for possession, I refused to put up our house for Bail, went directly to court, got a divorce. and have stayed Divorced ever since - Never again will I get caught up in s drug abusing family member. after 8 years of that I gave up.