Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

morality in child custody

i am seperated due to sodomy charges. i am innocent & wife still wants marriage but we seperated to protect her joint custody with ex husband that wants full custody. Question; is there any legal reason or would it be a factor in her custody battle if i lived at home with her when the two boys she has joint custody over were not at our home but at their fathers? During the time the boys were at our home, I would stay in a studio apartment that I own and not come to the house. please reply promptly.. thank you


Asked on 2/02/01, 1:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Glenn R. Tankersley Regency Legal Clinic

Re: morality in child custody

Probably not for most judges, but it is a matter of tactics and strategy for your wife's case that will have to be determined by her in consultation with her attorney. Obviously, there is, unless there is some protective order or "no contact" order effective involving you and your wife, no other reason any couple could not reconcile and live together. It all comes down to her custody struggle with her ex-husband as to whether it is wise to do so now.

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Answered on 3/20/01, 10:50 am


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