I'm curious to know how criminal proceedings affect family law cases, if at all.
Case in point #1: My partner's oldest son recently got himself into some legal trouble. I have a strong suspician his ex-wife is going to throw it into the separation mess for her own benefit, as she's blaming my partner for it, even though we were away at work when it happened. He threw a party, made some poor decisions, and found himself with a collection of charges. My concern is that because she's blaming my partner, and because she's been pushing for a 60/40 custody arrangement of the youngest son, that she's going to try using this to support her argument.
Case in point #2: Relatives of mine are currently going through separation and the husband was charged with assault, but the case for that hasn't even gone to court yet and he hasn't been convicted of anything.
Can a criminal matter that's separate from family law issues, and not resolved, be brought into consideration for things like custody?
Case in point #1: My partner's oldest son recently got himself into some legal trouble. I have a strong suspician his ex-wife is going to throw it into the separation mess for her own benefit, as she's blaming my partner for it, even though we were away at work when it happened. He threw a party, made some poor decisions, and found himself with a collection of charges. My concern is that because she's blaming my partner, and because she's been pushing for a 60/40 custody arrangement of the youngest son, that she's going to try using this to support her argument.
Case in point #2: Relatives of mine are currently going through separation and the husband was charged with assault, but the case for that hasn't even gone to court yet and he hasn't been convicted of anything.
Can a criminal matter that's separate from family law issues, and not resolved, be brought into consideration for things like custody?
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