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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morkul" data-source="post: 5309967" data-attributes="member: 94404">i was only married for a brief 3 years. got divorced in 2003 and have custody of my daughter who will turn ten in November... i had a marital situation that was full of strife as well. honestly, children do not need to grow up around screaming and fighting. they absorb that negativity and, depending on their personality, either internalize it or eventually let it out on someone else... before my divorce, i had an altercation with my ex in which i smashed the windshield of my own van (with my hands) while she was taking our daughter away. i went to jail with assault charges on her and my daughter, charges automatically pressed by the state of FL. got out of jail and she didnt even want our daughter, so i was granted custody by the state of FL. a few years ago, i decided i wanted to go to grad school, got into NCU at Chapel Hill, but my ex took me to court over it. needless to say, i lost the case and am chained to within 50 miles of my ex until my daughter is 18. funny thing is, at the time we went to court, my ex was $6000 behind on her child support and the magistrate still took her side. thats FL family law at work... moral of my story: if your wife wants your daughter, she can get her easier than you can. and, depending on how they work family law cases in your state, she could have you by the balls for a long time to come, even after you are "divorced". i hope you have better luck than i did... i would read up on family law and how your state handles situations involving custody. i would find out (A) what your chances are of getting custody, because it sounds like you want your daughter to live with you and (B) whether or not your state allows the custodial parent to move away from the non-custodial parent (for a better job or to further your education). i wanted so much to get my daughter out of this area and go get my Master's degree. if i just take her, i will be arrested for kidnapping my own child, which is total insanity...</blockquote>

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