Legal Question in Family Law in Utah
Ex-husband is using meth! How to protect the children?
I am writing this in hopes of helping my best friend who lives in Utah and shares custody with her exhusband of their two daughters, ages 11 and 8. She has suspected him of using drugs for the past year (due to physical symptoms and behavior), but has recently had it verified to her by one of his friends...he is a heavy meth user, also uses cocaine. Her daughters tell her that when they are at his house, they play on the computer because he goes in his bedroom and locks the door. My friend is understandably concerned for the safety of her daughters but doesnt know what to do next.....She has talked to him about her concern, and of course he denies using drugs.She and her new husband are not in a financial position to go through a long drawn out and expensive process... What avenue can/should she persue in order to assure her children will not be placed in a dangerous situation, due to his lifestyle?
Thank you for any help or suggestions you can give
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Ex-husband is using meth! How to protect the children?
Your friends should do the following #1) Deny visitation until the ex provides recent tests that show he is clean; #2) Notify DCFS that they beleive he is using while having the children present; #3) If they have no resources call Utah Legal Services, who provide low or no cost legal services to indigents.
A parent is not willing to do whatever it takes to protect their children, regardless of the costs is contibuting to the problem. When they continue to allow their children to be placed at risk they are also part of the problem. It is also called enabling.
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