Asked by the Customer on 17-11-2019 08:44:54
Question posted in the Family Law category relating to Free State
Hi
I recently separated from my long term boyfriend with whom I have a five year old. He called me recently to talk to our son, he asked question like were you at school today, when last did you go to school? He knew exactly that on the said day our son was not at school due to a fun day activity which he was suppose to pay for in September but didn't but shifted the blame to me for not being able to have it sorted out, after confirming that our son was not on school on that day, he asked our son to pass the phone to me, we started arguing over me not communicating things relating to our son with him, when I forward all messages from the school to him, he went on to accuse me of failing to care for our child and we'll be suing me for full custody or to have our son rotate on a yearly basis between us.
How legal is what he is saying?
I'm permanently employed by the state and he used to be a contract worker at a goverment hospital, lost the job in 2017 and got employed again earlier this year. During all this time I've managed to provide for my son and at some point I'd help him out as well.
What can I do now that he is throwing threats around?
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