Brooke is a 2 faces snake

Tiqui1999 , 8/22/2022, 5:45PM(617 days ago) @Rena
edited by Tiqui1999, 8/22/2022, 5:48PM

While I agree Thomas should be raising Douglas I will say that Hope has gotten no credit for what she's done for the boy providing the only stability he's ever had in his life. I'm also guessing that she didn't receive ANY financial compensation for what she's done either.
The Forresters didn't want to help with the boy and never offered. Neither did Bill.
Taylor tries to act all sweet and nice but she's not. She just hides it better than Brooke does. Go Brooke. If Taylor wants Ridge make her pay for it.

Hope has gotten all the credit in the world. Every time some one talks about Douglas, they say how Hope created a stable and loving environment for him when Thomas could not. She did not however provide the only stable environment he's ever had. Thomas and Caroline were loving parents to Douglas. He was a well adjusted little boy when he came back to town after Caroline died.

I've always found Douglas well adjusted and just an awesome young man. My issue is that Hope should not be considered by the Forrester trio as a temporary solution. She adopted Douglas and became his legal mother for life, not his temporary parent until the Forresters wanted him back in the fold. There are so many legal, moral and ethical wrongs about what the trio are trying to do.

Thomas did not give up his parental rights. He shared them with Hope. Custody agreements can be revisited if circumstances change. There is nothing illegal or ethically or morally wrong with Thomas wanted to resume his place as Douglas' primary caregiver.

But it can't be done unilaterally. Either Hope has to agree or they go to court. Maybe the WRP should have thought about that before she pushed Thomas to have Hope step up as Douglas' mother. I am sure the Forrester bullies just expect Hope to roll over but if she thinks Douglas staying with her is in his best interest, she should fight it all the way.

Precisely. Hope doesn't get to dictate that the arrangement stays the same, either. Neither does Brooke who is trotting around saying what she will and will not allow. Hope and Thomas have to work this out and if they can't they will need to get a mediator. Their parents and extended family should stay out of it but we all know that will not happen.

If Thomas doesn't like what Hope says, then Thomas needs to go to court. Otherwise, Hope really does get to decide that it stays the same. Only the force of law or Hope's agreement can change it. The agreement as it is -- that's legally binding. Thomas must get a new legally binding agreement if he wants to change it.

But that's where things get blurry because we dont know that the agreement gives her primary custody. Somebody needs to come through with some receipts If memory serves, I dont think that Douglas went to live with Hope right away after they signed the guardianship agreement. Once it was clear that Thomas had been lying about changing his behavior, that's when Douglas moved in with Hope because Thomas' mental state prevented him from taking care of Douglas. It may be that Hope got physical custody because at the time, it was best for Douglas. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

You're talking about during the Zoe SL? I thought Douglas was living with Hope during that SL? Thoma was living with Vinny.

LadyMac can correct me if I'm wrong, but I also think there is a such thing as -- because you let something go on for so long, you lost your right to it. Now, I don't know if that's with custody, but I know it's that way with use of your land. Like if you don't stop people from walking through your yard for a certain period of time, then you lose the right to stop them from using it as a pathway. If you don't stop your neighbor from gardening on a piece of your land, after a while, you lose your right to stop them.

I'm thinking either way, if Thomas let her have his rights, he still needs to go to court to assert whatever rights are his.

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