Arkansas Dad
Junior Member
I live in Arkansas and have divorced my ex-wife a few months ago on grounds of adultery. Because of the grounds for divorce it was automatically entered into the divorce decree that there shall be no overnight guests of the opposite sex unless related by either blood or marriage while the children are present. We have joint custody, however I have residential custody of my children.
Early on, my ex appeared to follow this court order without question sending her live-in boyfriend away when the kids stayed with her. He was at that time unemployed. Now he has no other place to go and she believes that since he works from 3:00pm to 1:00am or from 5:00pm till 5:00am that this qualifies as him not being an overnight guest. He does go home from work and sleep in a bed shared with my ex so wouldn’t this technically be classified as his overnight hours? Can someone please give me some guidance on this. Are there legal guidelines on what hours he must be away in order to comply with the court order?
Early on, my ex appeared to follow this court order without question sending her live-in boyfriend away when the kids stayed with her. He was at that time unemployed. Now he has no other place to go and she believes that since he works from 3:00pm to 1:00am or from 5:00pm till 5:00am that this qualifies as him not being an overnight guest. He does go home from work and sleep in a bed shared with my ex so wouldn’t this technically be classified as his overnight hours? Can someone please give me some guidance on this. Are there legal guidelines on what hours he must be away in order to comply with the court order?