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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again, and just to clarify, I have talked to 2 lawyers.  Both think I have a good chance at sole custody, both told me that supervised visitation would be lifted if he stayed sober for x amount of time. And sole custody can be reversed eventually if he stays sober long enough.   I don't mean to confuse by using the term alcoholic...I thought that meant anyone who could not control their drinking, not just physical dependence.  DH has had long 'sober periods' so I have no doubt he could do it again to lift supervised visitation.  But if history is a guide, he will start binge drinking again when he can.  Plus, his binges come in binges, if you know what I mean.  So he may do it frequently for while, then not again for a while, once it was almost a year...then start again.  Its very unpredictable.  [/quote]

This sounds like a pretty good scenario to me, actually. Sole custody with a period of supervised visitation while your husband gets sober is exactly what you want. No, there's no guarantee that he'll stay sober forever, but your kids will be much safer than they are now. Many, many addicts have relapses before they finally get sober for good. (And many don't ever stay sober, realistically.)

You never once mention that you love your husband and want to stay married, so I don't get why you haven't taken these lawyers' advice. Again, I'm thinking troll.[/quote]

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