Mother of 2 in custody battle. Living with boyfriend who also has two children. My ex is threatening me. legaladvice

First of all, I am a mother in Indiana, I state this as state laws might vary.

My boyfriend (29) and I (27) live together. We have known each other for over thirteen years. I have two daughters ( 4 and 1) and he has a daughter (3) and a son (6). My ex is telling me he can get my kids taken away from me because my boyfriend's and my daughters likes to play together in the bathtub and they like to sleep together (obviously all innocent). My boyfriend's son does not share bath time. Can my ex actually do this?

Also, he constantly makes threats such as: that he can get my kids taken away from me because he is friends with a GAL (guardian ad litem) and that he would have the GAL come to my house and prove me unfit. We have a refrigerator full of food. We have heat. We have air conditioning. We cook real food. We have play time. We have three bedrooms, one small for my boyfriend and me, one small for the boy (6) and one large for the three girls (containing one full-size bed and a crib).

He fills my daughter's (4yr) head with ideas. She tells me that he says things such as: that my boyfriend and his kids are losers, for her to be mean to them, and that she's not allowed to talk to my boyfriend and that he's going to hurt her. My boyfriend is a good father, and is kind to my kids.

He is trying to make himself look good by calling my kids every night that they stay with me. He tries to make me look like a bad mom because I don't call them when they stay with him (I don't want to talk to him, and he will never let me off the phone). He always asks me personal questions and sometimes threatens me, especially in person, such as that: if my boyfriend harms my daughters, he will be face down in the river, or that he is going to have a private investigator follow me around, or that he knows people that can break into my car and plant drugs.

It should also be noted that he has a conceal carry permit and a handgun. He is abusive towards animals. He has an anger management issue. There are also other things he has said (such that my parents are not allowed to the children while I am at work, because he is available and should have rights to do so. He has also threatened to place a protective order against my boyfriend, so that my boyfriend is not legally allowed to live with me.

All of this is in the midst of a custody battle. As of now, no agreement has been signed. I simply want to know if there is anything I can do to improve my case, and if any of what he says has merit.

edit: some grammar and for clarification. Will modify as necessary.

Submitted September 07, 2017 at 03:38AM by Firefly1990 http://ift.tt/2gHP7RH legaladvice