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Just Wondering...

Question: Lets say a husband and wife decide to "take a break." The husband starts staying at a friends house and the wife is staying at home with their two kids. The husband decides that he wants to get a divorce... Does the fact of him staying at his friends house make any difference in who will get the kids in the end of the divorce?? Does he need to have he own apartment or not? Thanks

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Posted on 4/29/2008 6:56 PM    
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no there is no law saying you have to have seperate rooms for each sex of a child - you don't even have to have a room - some parents end up having to live in an efficiency and kids sleep in the living room.

and no, him staying at the friend's house is not going to affect custody. He didn't abandon the children, it was a mutual choice to two of you made - if he wants to go for full or joint custody he still has a chance to get it.

 

If his friend is female, and you do not want the kids around another woman, you put a morality clause in the temporary agreement and then yes, he will have to get his own place - if he is with a male friend - no, he doesn't have to - a lot of people need roommates to survive the economy.


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  by spaznskitz
Posted on 4/29/2008 10:28 PM

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girl=3 yrs old     boy = 6

  by santafe
Posted on 4/29/2008 9:34 PM

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I do not think there is a rule as to  seperate bedrooms for siblings.  If they are small they might need to sleep in the same room for security and comfort.  How old are the children.?

  by Barkley
Posted on 4/29/2008 8:55 PM

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Does anyone know if that is true about one bedroom for each of the children of different sex?

  by santafe
Posted on 4/29/2008 8:14 PM

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Well, is the "friend" a girlfriend?
They probably will get joint custody but if his friend is a girlfriend he will not be allowed overnight visits. So if it is then yes, he needs his own place.
If it is not a girlfriend the he may have to prove he has sufficent rooms for the kids. I have heard tales that you need a bedroom for each sex. One for boys and one for girls. I am not sure, as I said, that is what I have been told.
Might want to check the laws for your state.

  by mtnvly
Posted on 4/29/2008 7:23 PM

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