In reply to graeme jackson:
> my daughter's ex. dumped her for some 'junkie bitch'* 4 months before their wedding. left her with a 2 year old and one on the way. Constantly fails to pay any child maintenance or show any interest in his kids. *as described by his parents
That's tough, but there is, of course, another way of looking at this. Think of your daughter as having been very lucky. Would you really want this individual as a son in law?