Back home - but for how long?

[luvhurts49]

Don't mean to hijack this thread, but when the W moves out but we still share the kids, does this constitute an abandonment claim and help my custody rights? And does me being in the house and not my W give me negotiating leverage? I only ask these questions because as a guy, we walk into a D or child custody issues as the underdog by default. I'm just looking to find some kind of advantage here.