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SuzannePetal · 04/01/2011 23:57

Hi, i seriously need help. Me and my husband are having extreme problems with his 15yr old daughter (my step daughter). We have been together ten years, married for 4 of them years and had a baby girl 18 months ago. Before my daughter was born my step daughter did cause problems, she refused to be bridesmaid, told lies about what people in the family had said about me etc. When my lovely daughter alicia arrive we really tried to involve my step daughter as much as possible so she wouldnt feel left out. Its got so bad though that my step daughter of 15yrs of agre will cry if i give my baby to her nan or if anyone fusses over the baby except her. My step daughter always cries to get attention etc to get her own way, family wont even come round to see alicia when my step daughter is here as shes so over the top with alicia and in her face. My husband tries talkin with her to back off a little and let others play with alicia but nothin sinks in. We also have outbursts of anger and aggression from my step daughter, u just cant reason with her and she will swear, kick doors and be disrespectful infront of my 18 month baby. We put a stop to her visiting weekends coz of her attitude, not gettin home when we said for dinner etc it all got too much, we started to dread weekends when she came and no one was happy. My husband tried to arrange to see her outside the home, just him and her, thinkin it an attention thing and time alone with him may help, looks like we got that one wrong too. We seriously could not have tried to have include her anymore. Id even talked with my health visitor and taken her advice. Seems nothing we do is right. We just cant win. My patients ran out tonight, after recieving yet some more abusive texts from her which i ignored, we ended up calling the police when she started to behave aggressively, My husband told her to go home, calm down and he would call her later and talk, she wouldnt listen and continued to shout abuse. She kicked my front door glass panel in, glass shattered everywhere, missing alicia by less than a metre distance. I was totally shook up by it. The police came and took her home. She has been told by police she must write an apology to me and her dad within 30days and also the police have set up a contract where she is not allowed to text me or communicate with me. The only way she can communicate with me is through my husband, if she breaks that contract theyll cart her to the station. My worry is, she wants to see alicia , which is her half sister. I in no way want to ever allow someone who is so aggressive to see or be around my daughter, please help? What are the rights? Surely a mixed up 15yr old who is aggessive has no place around a toddler. I dont feel my step daughter is mentally stable.

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Resolution · 05/01/2011 00:34

She won't be allowed to see your daughter if you and husband agree on it. If she applies to court it is only the welfare of your daughter that is important, not your step-daughter's. Sounds like you have good reason to keep her away.

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