Abuse Victim Obtains Sole Custody

Chloe had been married to Dan for more than ten years and they had four children together.  For many years Dan had been abusive to Chloe, sometimes in front of the children.  With assistance from BALS’ Family Law Team, Chloe filed for divorce.  Although Chloe wanted nothing more to do with her husband, she recognized that the children needed to have their father in their lives.  During the course of the divorce proceedings, Chloe asked Dan to spend time with the children, or at least have contact with them by phone.  But he refused to call them and failed to pay any child support.  At the final hearing, after hearing testimony and considering Dan’s petition requesting shared parental responsibility, the judge awarded Chloe sole parental responsibility and 100% time sharing.