My name is Minkie and I need your advice...

Asked by MinkieM on 10-09-2014 13:56:37
Question posted in the Family Law category relating to Gauteng

My name is Minkie and I need your advice as to how to deal with a father who is not maintaining his child but want to keep him for himself to spite me as the mother because he realised that I am now engaged and he ismnot happy about it. He went to social workers trying to spreaf lies so that he can take him away from me and when that didnt work, he took me to the family advocate which I am suppose to meet soon but problem is im about to give birth to my second child in two weeks and yhis is straining my pregnanny but no one is taking my situauion in consideration, they just take his side because of the sister connection with all this people since shes a lawyer. Please help, I fear for the life of my unborn child.

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