Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Divorce, Custody, and Roommates

Helping my roommate research this. My roommate since Feb is in the middle of a divorce. I've been in a relationship for almost two years & am getting married/moving out of the apartment in 2 weeks, 4 months before our lease is up. I've found someone willing to take over my portion of the lease...a 49 y/o grandmother who doesn't drink or smoke, goes to church every Sunday, & works about 5 minutes from where my apartment's located. It's a 2 bed/2 bath apt in a nice part of town. My roommate's unwilling to let anyone move into the bedroom because he says that it will look bad on his case if his roommate is a single woman he doesn't know terribly well. He thinks that situation would allow his wife to move out-of-state with his two young children. His wife, however, has not had a full time job in 20 years. She works for a children's theater so her income is sporadic at best. He pays child support, has had the same steady, well-paying job for 5 years, and is also giving her at least $100 a month just for other expenses. He has no criminal record, was not unfaithful in the marriage. Would having this roommate affect his chances of keeping partial custody and keeping the kids in state? The mother does not have a job out of state ye

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