Yes, Maxie lied about the baby, has had several partners, stole drugs and is not currently employed. But Ellie, who is raising Maxie's daughter alongside the baby's father knew & lied about the paternity too. The father - granted custody by this judge - is an unemployed father living off his girlfriend. His previous employment was working for 2 crime bosses, hacking into government computers, fabricating evidence & who delivered pot to a sick acquaintance. Not a slut maybe, but not for trying. He has had creepy obsessions with several women during a short history in town - including Carly! This man fathered the baby during a drunken episode with an ex who he knew still had feelings for him, within hours of his girlfriend's failure to show for a date. Yet Maxie shouldn't be able to even visit her own baby, the same baby she believed she was protecting by lying so that a couple she believed better qualified could raise? Yes, while I think we're supposed to see Elizabeth and Lulu, with their sordid histories, as especially deserving of motherhood...