Who gets to keep the kids while the divorce is pending?
The judge will make a ruling that he determines is in the “best interests” of the children. Typically with all other things being equal, the judge will not want to disrupt the childrens’ lives by sending them to a different school or to live in a different city. However, the judge will order that the children be moved if the judge determines that this would be in the best interest of the children, for example to avoid living with an abusive or neglectful parent. Q: I don’t want my spouse to be alone with our children while the divorce is pending. I am afraid my spouse will say bad things about me and poison their opinion. Can I get the judge to order that my spouse have no unsupervised contact with the children while the divorce is pending? A: Generally the judge is going to order that the non-custodial parent have standard visitation with the children while the divorce is pending. Standard visitation is Wednesday evenings and first, third and fifth weekends of every month. The judge m
