Please Help With Custody/divorce Issue

[nofeardad]

What is the name of your state? MD

Please can someone advise me? If there is already an ongoing custody case, do I ask for custody in the divorce complaint? If I do, I'm afraid it will change judges. If I don't, I'm afraid my wife will have an edge. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP? I'm looking to file the divorce tomorrow. Thanks in advance.

[Gracie3787]

Originally Posted by nofeardad

What is the name of your state? MD

Please can someone advise me? If there is already an ongoing custody case, do I ask for custody in the divorce complaint? If I do, I'm afraid it will change judges. If I don't, I'm afraid my wife will have an edge. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP? I'm looking to file the divorce tomorrow. Thanks in advance.

I would think that once a divorce is filed it might be possible to roll the custody case into the divorce case since a divorce involving children will have to address the issue of custody.

However, I'm not an attorney so I don't know if my thinking is correct. Get a consult with an attorney to see if that can be done. In the mean time I don't think it can cause harm by including in the divorce petition that you are requesting custody and include the case number for the custody case.

[CourtClerk]

Originally Posted by Gracie3787

I would think that once a divorce is filed it might be possible to roll the custody case into the divorce case since a divorce involving children will have to address the issue of custody.

This is correct...

Make sure to make mention of the current custody case when you file for your divorce.

[nofeardad]

The situation is that my wife filed for sole legal and physical custody in July. I want to start divorce proceedings now, but I don't want to complicate the child custody case. I am contesting that of course.