What is the name of your state? Indiana
September 7, 2018 my son caught his wife, of 4 years, with another man. He packed his clothes and moved out. On Sept. 8th she called my son and told him she is leaving their 2 children (3yr & 5 months old) with her sister, for him to pick up after work, because she was moving to Florida with her new boyfriend. On Sept. 10 my son filed for divorce due to multiple counts of infidelity and for temp custody. The courts kept putting the case off until she came back to Indiana (in mid November) and was able to be served divorce papers. They went to court yesterday Jan 11, 2019 and she told the judge that she didn't want the divorce even though she admitted to having 5 affairs during their marriage. The judge asked her if she wanted temp custody of the children and she said not really but she will take them if the court is going to make her pay child support. So, the judge gave my son temp custody and said NO support order will be issued, "because she doesn't have a job". The judge gave her unlimited visitation and ordered the 2 of them to attend marriage counseling at least once a week for the next 2 months... at my son's expense, because she doesn't have a job. And he continued the matter until March 15.
Is this normal? Can he make my son pay for marriage counseling when he doesn't want to reconcile? Can the judge order NO support if my son is given permanent custody?
If the judge is overstepping his bounds, what can we do about it?
September 7, 2018 my son caught his wife, of 4 years, with another man. He packed his clothes and moved out. On Sept. 8th she called my son and told him she is leaving their 2 children (3yr & 5 months old) with her sister, for him to pick up after work, because she was moving to Florida with her new boyfriend. On Sept. 10 my son filed for divorce due to multiple counts of infidelity and for temp custody. The courts kept putting the case off until she came back to Indiana (in mid November) and was able to be served divorce papers. They went to court yesterday Jan 11, 2019 and she told the judge that she didn't want the divorce even though she admitted to having 5 affairs during their marriage. The judge asked her if she wanted temp custody of the children and she said not really but she will take them if the court is going to make her pay child support. So, the judge gave my son temp custody and said NO support order will be issued, "because she doesn't have a job". The judge gave her unlimited visitation and ordered the 2 of them to attend marriage counseling at least once a week for the next 2 months... at my son's expense, because she doesn't have a job. And he continued the matter until March 15.
Is this normal? Can he make my son pay for marriage counseling when he doesn't want to reconcile? Can the judge order NO support if my son is given permanent custody?
If the judge is overstepping his bounds, what can we do about it?