Originally Posted by
hurtandangry 
Your fear of her taking the kids is sound.
If she can prove sobriety and the ability to care for the kids then she will have the ability to turn you into a weekend dad via the court system.
Woah... hold up here. This is just plain not true. Each parent has equal rights to the children. You can of course AGREE to be an every other weekend Dad, but that is NOT the law. The worst case scenario is 50/50 custody and visitation.
RedBaron she is in flight or fight mode, pretty predictable really. Of course she's scared, her world is crashing down around her and she faces real consequences of her addiction. She's not thinking clearly right now at all. Be careful to manage your attorney carefully and not knee jerk to file for this, or motion for that too soon.
I feel for you man, BTDT.