What can I do if I have joint legal custody of my 12 year old daughter and want sole custody?

What can I do if I have joint legal custody of my 12 year old daughter and want sole custody?

Her father is the physical custodian, 48 years of age, an alcoholic and lives with his mother. He is never home with our daughter and leaves our daughter in the care of his 76 year old mother. He has driven drunk with her, left town for weeks without anyone knowing his whereabouts and is now making threats to me because I am behind on support. I want to get her away from him. She also wants to leave. What can I do?

Asked on January 5, 2013 under Family Law, Missouri

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