[Vautrin]

Glad I can help a bit Paul.

If he is the one who has is the primary care-taker of the child, let him do whatever he can, to prove that, as the courts might be biased against fathers (due to existing pro-mum biases with small children); the task is to increase his chances to the max that he will get full custody. He needs to do everything he can do to strengthen his case.

If she does need to volunteer for a mental health check, that sucks. But, the abuse you mentioned might be enough to warrant such an investigation. The only thing that would be needed then, and that will be very hard on your friend, is that he files a report with the police on J.

Knowledge of the law is very important in these matters. Star will probably know quite a bit, and hopefully she will have a few suggestions too.