Alabama court upholds mother's sole custody after harassment, but orders new visitation schedule

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After sending threatening emails to his ex-wife, an Alabama father grappled with custody issues. The court granted sole custody to the mother, citing the father's harassment.…

A custody dispute can become more complicated when harassment between former spouses begins affecting their parenting arrangements and children's welfare. In Alabama, a father who was found to have sent threatening emails to his former wife using a fictitious identity challenged a court order that gave her sole custody of their three children. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has now upheld the custody decision and a protection order against him, but sent the case back to reconsider how much time he can spend with the children.In a November 13, 2026 opinion, the appeals court affirmed the protection-from-abuse order and most of the lower court's custody judgment in G.W.G. v.

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