Mom Asks Judge to Cut Dad Out — Judge Got Serious & Slams Her

She moved away and never told him, even though their divorce decree said she had to. Now she and her new husband want the judge to terminate the biological dad's rights so the stepdad can adopt her 8-year-old son. The dad hasn't seen the boy since 2020 and stopped paying support in 2022, but he says he lost all contact once she moved. Then the child's own guardian ad litem tells the judge that terminating the dad's rights is NOT in the boy's best interest. The judge's question for both sides: is the evidence really "clear and convincing"? He takes the case under advisement. Earlier on the same docket: a dad fighting for overnight visits with his 18-month-old can't say whether his own father is a convicted felon. The judge calls that answer "incredible" and keeps his visits supervised. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Court opens: an agreed divorce 24:09 Dad objects to his final order 37:12 Fight over a Jeep and a shared home 50:54 Back child support and selling the house 1:03:35 Guardian fees and a child's trust 1:54:33 Mom asks to terminate the dad's rights 2:20:02 Dad wants overnights with his toddler 2:48:24 "That just is incredible" — visits stay supervised 2:54:32 Back-support case settles 3:03:21 The termination trial begins 3:05:45 Mom testifies 3:15:05 "Did you let him know?" — the move 3:20:22 Stepdad: "the greatest honor of my life" 3:24:18 Biological dad testifies 3:50:07 Child's guardian ad litem reports 4:05:38 Judge takes it under advisement ⚖️ Real, publicly streamed family court hearings, shared for education and commentary. Names of children and other private details are muted. No final ruling was made in the termination case in this hearing. #familycourt #custody #parentalrights #stepdad #courtroom