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Ex partner advice please

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888charlie1 · 24/07/2018 19:39

After 15 years I finally had enough and left my ex due to mental and physical abuse. I walked out with our child(6) from our jointly owned home which I'm still paying for ! He got cautioned for assault, still continually to be verbally abusive. He is a functioning alcoholic.
Since we split he has been signed off with depression, which has made the alcohol worse. He now suffers seizures from alcohol withdrawal. I've now said he can't have his child alone, he needs to have someone else their incase of another seizure. Which he is refusing so not currently seeing his child. Am I wrong for saying someone needs to be their? Advice please

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pog100 · 24/07/2018 19:45

Of course you aren't and if he had your child's best interests at heart he would recognize it! You are simply protecting your child, stick to it!

Thingsdogetbetter · 24/07/2018 19:48

So he is choosing to not see his child all rather than take reasonable steps to ensure their safety? You completely in the right!

NoPhelange · 24/07/2018 19:49

You know you're not. I stopped my ex from seeing our children unsupervised whilst he was in the grips of depression and sending me suicide threats weekly. If you can't guarantee their safety, they don't go unsupervised. I had SS contact me as protocol after the police passed on info when I was reporting his threats as children were involved who he had access to at the time and all they were interested in was how I as their mother was safeguarding them from him until he was fit to parent unsupervised again. And that was to cut access unless a trusted person could supervise visits. They were happy with and recommended that.

Your child's safety and well-being is paramount, don't send your child to a withdrawing alcoholic who could seizure at any time, they'd be so bloody scared.

888charlie1 · 24/07/2018 19:53

Yh I also has ss involved when he got cautioned but as things got better, I started contact with me their. But now with the seizures and that he dosent accept we are over. He trys to hug, hold my hand etc i dont want to supervise at all

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