An he's been paying child support and is a part of the kid's life.

Now it’s only worse, with 56% of households polled having financial troubles, lacking proper medical care and child care, including 64% of households with annual incomes below $100,000.

Yes, you can be sued by past tenants that were lead poisoned before you even owned the place. finedState law also says you cannot rent to a family with a child under 6 years old unless you have a Lead Certification on file with the State.

If you are showing, you can also carry your wasp spray because you are "ALLERGIC AND SAW A WASP LAST TIME YOU WERE THERE"... don't have my carry permit yet, so i keep wasp spray in my car.... 18 foot distance :)

Also, I don't know about California, but in the state of Georgia we have a state funded HOPE Scholarship where your child will get 75-80% tuition waived to any Georgia state school if they maintain a 3.0 GPA in high school, regardless of how much income your household makes.

Or, if the ex-wife and the ex-husband had children together, does the ex-wife now control the property through being the parent of a minor child who inherited the house?

People think they have the stomach for litigation until a jury is staring at pictures of a child's coffin.

(Around $11k per month here in MA.)In order to avoid this calamity, I have been thinking about purchasing a larger house with an in law, and moving me, my wife, and child in with them. 

The mold is probably not the toxic kind, but it is possible, and you may or may not be allergic.2.

You are providing someone with a home so make sure, house numbers are clear in case of emergency, all window and door locks function so you can't get blamed for a robbery, document that the water heater is set at factory setting so no baby gets scalded, document there are no trip hazards, document there is no danger from falling/dead tree limbs, no culverts a child can crawl into, no access to the attic that can cause a fall, that the garage door safety features are working, that there is a fire extinguisher(required by insurance btw), and smoke alarms that work, etc, etc, etcHave tenants sign that they will have and hold renters insurance and document EVERYTHING as far as maintenance, complaints and resolutions etc.