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I'm a bit of a subject matter expert on custody and Domestic Violence. Depending on what state you're in the fact that your FH has been convicted of DV can hold a lot of weight in custody hearings. Generally if someone has that kind of conviction they are regarded as being unfit to be around children alone/ play the role of a parent. This is because even if they don't hurt the child in any way physically exposing the child to emotional, financial, and physical abuse of a parent is abuse of the child. I would personally also be worried for your own welfare and being because people who have DV issues don't just change on their own. They'll just hide it for a while, sometimes for years, or it will morph into only emotional abuse but those tendencies are still there, know what I mean? Ways to combat the presumption that would come up in court is if your FH has gone specifically through batterer's counseling, parenting classes, and hasn't reoffended in anyway. It'll also make a difference in how long ago it was and who the victim was.

From a personal standpoint custody court is no joke. It can spread out for years and be extremely draining on a marriage. I've been separated from my ex husband since 2012. I was finally able THIS YEAR to have a permanent custody order set into place for our two children. Know that the choices you make will effect your custody case so you've got to be OK in the end with being with your FH over being allowed to fully parent your child. That's not a choice I would personally make.