Be aware she may be willing to give up full custody to avoid most of that. I've seen it happen. Even my wife was going to give up custody of our D (they are very close) and have her over for sleepovers. My wife avoids confrontations too, which is why the talking to an attorney shattered her illusion of a friendy, easy D.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018