Just a little update to all of you opinionated couch potatoes.... I look up family law codes and there is a code that said if one of the parents were in a relationship that had domestic violence, within 2 yrs of the suit then in the best interest of the children, they would not be awarded to that parent. So in this case, the domestic violence that was reported in the police records and the previous court papers gives US the upper hand on the situation. I love my husband and his kids. And when I said I do meant I do to every aspect of his life.