Calling John a "fit" parent is using the term very loosely. He has had fairly serious anger issues and has been witnessed by family members being on the border abusive to Tim verbally and physically (as well as to Mary). In other words enough that Mary would stay in Utah rather than have him...
If he is wanting your husband to adopt her it sounds like he is not necessarily interested in visitation as much as he just does not want to have to pay child support. Maybe if you were to offer him some legal means to prove you would never ask for child support in exchange for signing the...
Mary and John have a child, Tim (now 3 yrs old). Never married. John marries Cathy when Tim is 2 1/2 yrs. During child's life primary care for child fluctuates between mother and father with mother having it majority of time. During last year mother has child 5 days a week with dad having him...