We managed to get a stay on the ex parte hearing. We also got BM's affidavit. She's accusing DH of emotionally and verbally abusing SD to the point that SD is self harming.

BM is saying that she had to ask SD multiple times and got multiple stories before she got the story she believes to be true. She claims SD finally fessed up that her dad throws things at her head, calls her fat, ugly, says she has a big forehead and nose and that she's stupid. She also claims DH looks at her a certain way that triggers SD's fragile emotions, I guess that's what happened on her last visit. DH looked at her so she went to the shower to self harm. There's a great deal wrong with all of this, one being SD had the rug burn on her cheek when she walked in the door, for another, I've never heard my DH even raise his voice at SD let alone say what they're accusing him of.

I don't know what we do. SD may be just telling her mother what she want's to hear, on the other hand I've always heard these kinds of things continue to get worse. It was substance abuse accusations last year, emotional abuse accusations this year, what will it be next time? Do I continue to encourage DH to fight for his time with his daughter or does he take a step back? I feel like either choice he makes can and will haunt him forever.