Lost Custody
YOUNG MOTHER FRIGHTENED BY THREAT OF LOST CUSTODY, DEAR ABBY:
I am 22 years old and have married 17 months. “Derek” and I have a 23-month-old son. Derek hasn’t worked for about year and refuses to help support our family. He also me whenever he talks to me. I am not in this marriage, but I am not sure what to about it.
On our honeymoon, Derek told me if I ever divorced him he’d make sure he would get custody of our son. And his mom already said she would tell the judge that I was an unfit mother.
My is my world, Abby. He doesn’t even let his daddy him, so I know he wouldn’t be better off with Derek. But because I am disability, I don’t know if I have a good chance of getting custody I leave. I don’t feel Derek loves me or son.
What should I do? Stick it out with my husband take the chance of losing my son?
— TRAPPED NEW HAMPSHIRE