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My SO and I have an 8-month-old daughter and he has decided to buy a house, but I gave him one condition, that it would just be us. Although I do not hate his father, I do feel uncomfortable around him. While I was pregnant and went over to him and my SO apartment, he would open the bedroom door without knocking, look at me while I have my whole belly out rubbing oil on it and start a whole conversation with his son. He’s walked in on adult time, and he stared at us and said he didn’t know I was here, he’s sorry he didn’t mean to open the door, why wasn’t the door locked, his dad finally closed the door when my SO yelled at him to get out. Again, before I got pregnant, I was there every day, so I don’t understand why he would just come in without knocking. Then once I gave birth he came to the hospital while it was my Parents’ Day to visit, we had decided to give our family separate days so it would be less overwhelming for me. His father is a cigarette smoker and came into our hospital room no mask and took my newborn daughter from my mother. When it was time to take pictures, his father told everyone to take off their face masks, which is one of the things I told my SO is mandatory for visit, but my SO just smiled at his dad while I gave him a look to tell him “You better get your dad”. To make it all worse when it was time to go, he decided to kiss my daughter’s face goodbye, in the CORNER OF THE LIPS. Was it not common sense to not kiss a newborn and a child that is not yours? Yes, he made me comfortable, but my family also gave me a look as to why I was letting him do all the things I told them not to do, and guess what he came again the next day doing the same thing. I decided to spend some time at my SO apartment with the new baby since he also had a 3 month leave but it was unbearable there, early in the morning my SO could hear his dad leaving for work and would grab our daughter and run over to him to say goodbye even though we were sleeping then hand her back to me after to put her back to sleep. I would be breastfeeding in the room and he would come in, I was breast feeding in the living room and he would sit at the dining table and tell me not to worry about it because he could not see far, while I’m changing my daughter's diaper her would hover around and watch, he would give me unsolicited advice and basic ones like “make sure you don’t leave stuff around she can choke on”, while I’m wiping my daughter down for bed he would open the door to watch, after smoking and working he would ask to hold my daughter, he would put my daughters hand in his mouth and when he would carry her she would start crying, he replied to me that he just needs some alone time with her and she will love him. At that point I don’t know if it was my postpartum but so many alarms were going off in my head, I broke down crying wanting to go back home. 8 months later he has bought a house with a basement, and I was excited we would have our own place for the holidays. But once we got to the signing of the house his dad was there, he was moving in, I’ve specifically told him if his father was there me and my daughter are not moving in. He signed the contract anyways. We are now in a heated argument. He said he will build a wall to separate the floors, this made me even more mad, he bought a house over 500k just for us to have the upstairs and his father whole the basement. I’ve told him I respect his decision of prioritizing his dad instead of our family and decided not to move in. My SO is now threatening me with child custody because I told him he will not take my daughter without me, the past 8 months I have been raising her, while he never took care of her alone, he would always pass our daughter off to his mom or dad when we visited them. As a woman and as a mother I will not put my daughter at any risk leaving her alone with men, I refuse to. His father is separated has 5 other kids, 12 other grandkids and he’s only close to 1.

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It certainly does not sound like your SO's dad needs a caregiver so this might not be the right forum for this question.
What this is is a relationship problem, a respect problem.
I would make sure that you have a safe place to live with your baby.
I would make sure that there is an agreement that he pays child support.
I would also make it part of the agreement that your SO NOT bring your child into his home if there is a smoker there.
You need to talk to a lawyer.
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Your SO's father is a total creep. Keep your daughter away from him, you stay away from him, and move out. As far as custody is concerned, start taking videos of this guy's actions and words. They will come in handy in court.

I'm sorry you are in this situation, and you need to get out. ASAP!

The initial consultation with a lawyer is usually free.
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Move in and you’re going to be the next Susan Powell.
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You need a family law attorney to get guidance. If you do things on your own you may hurt your own case. I would do everything possible to prevent his Dad from having any access to your child.
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You need legal guidance and court ordered child support. Never depend on promises of help. Clearly the man you chose to have a baby with is a poor representative of men and completely enmeshed with his creepy, inappropriate father. Stop discussing the situation with him and get legal advice.
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I really find it difficult to imagine that you are asking this question, given all these circumstances, of a Forum of strangers from around the world. But you are.
So the answer is no, you do not move into this situation. It is dangerous to both your own and your infant's mental and physical well-being. And you already know that.

You have already brought into this world a baby born out of wedlock to a very troubled couple who is yelling at one another and threatening one another.
This baby is already greatly at risk.

Please get counseling (none of that online nonsense) for yourself and remain alone with your child giving it your full protection and love, and allowing this child to be your first concern in life until it reaches an age of majority.

Your SO can threaten whatever he likes about custody.
He will not get it unless he provides a good solid environment. Smoking-Joe's house ain't it!
However, this threat makes me very afraid for both you and your child.

You say very little about your parents. If you come from a mentally healthy household I hope they will support you to live with them for some period of time as you nurture this infant and get on your feet.
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First....your SO's father sounds like a pervert through and through and I wouldn't let my child anywhere near him EVER.
Second....your SO sounds like a real ass who has no respect for you or your precious child, and I'm so glad that you opted not to move in with him.
He has already let you know loud and clear that his father will always come before you and your daughter, so please believe him.
It's now time to see a lawyer about getting child support, and finding yourself a safe place for you and your daughter to live.
And please NO MATTER WHAT DO NOT let your daughter be alone with your SO's father.....again EVER. I would have your lawyer put that in writing so there can be no questions.
You deserve better than your babies daddy, so don't settle for less. It will never be worth it in the end.
Best wishes in starting a new life with your daughter and in keeping her safe from your SO's father.
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No. Hell no. And you know it.

Get yourself and your baby AWAY from these gross people.
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I commend you by sticking to your guns. You told SO what your boundary was and he still brought Dadvinto the picture. Get that support with full custody and request that grandpop is not to be near the baby.
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Please follow your instincts! GF is creepy but something is off with all the men in that family.

Try to remain calm and avoid contact while you get yourself to a lawyer. You were very smart not to move in - that would have made things more difficult, but I’m concerned about your financial situation, and because of that, your SO’s custody threats. Are your finances co-mingled? Is your name on the deed? Are you supporting yourself and your daughter right now or is your SO?
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