Hi there. You must be having a difficult time. A Court will not take a new born baby away from a mother unless there are serious concerns that the mother is in imminent danger of harming the child. For example, if a mother is seriously drug dependant or has a strong history of violent crime or is currently imprisoned for a serious offence such as murder. Courts make decisions regarding the custody of the child on the basis of welfare of the child. The health and safety of the child are paramount to a Court. From what you have said, you do not pose any risk to the safety of your baby, in fact it sounds as though the welfare of your baby is of utmost importance to you. A court would never order that a baby be taken from a mother who is caring for her baby, and whose baby is not in any danger or harm from her.

If you believe that your partner’s daughter poses a real risk to the wellbeing of your baby it is important that you take steps to ensure that she is not capable of harming the baby when it is born. This might involve moving to another place away from your partner and his daughter.