Due to family and my lack of good judgement i was married at 18, soon after fell pregnant. Now im a single 19 year old mum with a beautiful baby girl A
My husband (soon to be ex) left to be with his work friend after they slept together on his works christmas party, he reckons he will take my little girl off me.
Now im a single mum with a part time job in a pharmacy, feel as though i've been thrown in the deep end and could use some advice off anyone who can offer any.
HELP!
Hey LeighhBee,
welcome to this site, it's brilliant for advice - there are some excellent experts on here and I am sure they'll be along shortly, to give you some proper tips!
In the meantime: You are a single mum of 19 with a part time job in a pharmacy? That's fantastic because it shows you are really taking responsibility for you and your little girl. Well done!
Louise and Anna (parenting experts) will probably post the links to the legal help, so that you can see what to do to preempt any attempts by your ex to get your daughter. You can also go to your local Citizens Advise Bureau. For child maintenance, you can contact the CSA.
I am sorry I still haven't worked out to put in proper hyperlinks!
From personal experience: You can do a lot more than you think and you'll probably surprise yourself! :-)
Big hug to you xxx
Hello LeighBee and welcome to One Space
You say that your husband is claiming he will "take your daughter". He has no grounds for doing so unless he can prove you are an unfit mum due to voilence or drugs etc. What he CAN do, through the court, is to get an order that allows him parenting time at set times in the week.
Now on the the very practical subject of money, how many hours do you work at the moment? Please email your money situation (incuding hours worked, age of your daughter and your income) to our money expert here if you would like to know what you can claim to help you bring up your daughter. Her dad also has to pay chilld support, it is great if you can agree this between you but there are mechanisms to help you if he does not agree. See here.
What about your housing situation? Can you stay in the same homr? If it is rented you should be able to get some money towards the rent but our money expert will tell you about that.
How are you feeling emotions-wise?