Hi all,
I am not going to go into too much depth but the basic fact is that my MIL and I do not get on. Our relationshi has been very up and down and it all came to a head 2 weeks ago and I very much doubt a reconciliation is on the cards.
My husband and I have a almost 13 month old DD and my IL's do love her dearly and they are great with her. The problem is is that during the argument between my MIL and I she threatened to take me to court to get custody of my DD. My husband says "she didn't mean it" and is a bit sympathetic to her because he says that they have done nothing to DD and it's cruel to let DD suffer by not seeing her GP's. I, on the other hand, am scared to let them see her because I am afraid that they (mainly MIL) might try to do something insane like drive off to Scotland with her (she is from Scotland and ALL of her family is there). We currently live an hour away from IL's and I don't drive so getting there in case something happened would be difficult for me.
I am not opposed to my husband taking DD to see GP's (after the dust has settled on the argument) but my stipulation is that he is NOT to leave her alone with them.
My question is this: Could MIL honestly take my daughter off me? I am an American citizen living in the UK with my DH and DD as my only family. I am also pregnant with DC2 and the stress of this whole situation is keeping me awake at night.
Many Thanks for any advice.
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dana4nyc · 09/04/2011 10:53
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