my x wants partial custody

4 1/2 years ago my x and I split. The court gave me full custody, and he was to be given 6 weeks of facility supervized visitation pening clean UAs as a result of a posession and influence charge. After the 6 weeks we were to work out a visitation arangement. The arangement since then has been the same, one hour a week, and he was to initiate these visits. The follow through of this arangement has been stagnant at best, and I have finally put my foot down and asked him to relenquish his parental rights and allow my husband and I to give my son the opportunity of growing up in an unbroaken home. He is now threatening to take me to court and fight for parrenting time. Is it likely that he will get what he wants? my son will be six in May. He does not know that my x is his biological father, my husband is "Dad" to him. I know in my heart that it would be best for my son to continue to have things the way they are, and am willing to fight for it, however court is the last resort for me.

If Dad does not agree, you cannot do it. It is not necessarily in the childs best interest to do this just because you want it too. Does dad pay child support? If he does that is some sort of contact. Dad is free to take you to court to try and get more parenting time.

Your child needs his real father and considering that he wants to fight for any level of custody means that he loves and cares for his child. It is not your place to decide that your child needs a new father when he already has one that wants to play that role in his life. If you wanted a different father for your child you should have considered this before becoming pregnant.