Hello!
I just wanted some advice for a friend so I know how best to support and advise her.
She’s been married for several years to someone who has turned out to be controlling and I would say emotionally abusive. She has finally reached the point of wanting to end it, and I’m so pleased that she’s thinking like this. However, she doesn’t know how best to approach it.
He’s already told her that if they split, she’s moving out of the family home, which he had bought before they even met, and their child is not going anywhere. It’s clearly another attempt from him to control things because he’s been so hands off as a father, and already admitted to her he never wanted a child in the first place. However, that has stopped her from packing her bags.
What is the best way to do it if there ends up being a custody issue, which he will probably go through just to spite her? I would have thought she should find a flat and have a nursery / school lined up so that she has a stronger case for setting up home elsewhere with her child, but should be grateful for any tips, and also any advice generally to make sure she’s ready and there can be no suggestion that it’s more beneficial for the child to stay with the dad.
Thank you!