Need help saving my family - part 10

[melissag]

I disagree with those who are suggesting that you request full custody. First off, because I don't think that you negotiate time with your children like you would another asset (start high, then leave room to give in). And second, if you say that your kids should be with you full time, that kind of kills your argument that it is bad for them for your W to keep them from you. It's pretty well accepted that kids need BOTH parents, so asking for something other than that as a negotiating tactic makes no sense. I think it would make you look selfish and unreasonable in the eyes of the court, if it gets to that.