A.C. v. J.C.

J.C. (father) appeals from a judgment of divorce nisi entered in the Probate and Family Court which, among other things, granted his former wife, A.C. (mother), sole legal custody of the parties' two minor children. We affirm.

Background. On November 19, 2013, the parties separated and the mother obtained an abuse prevention order against the father pursuant to G. L. c. 209A, which was later extended to November 16, 2017, following an evidentiary hearing attended by both parties and their respective counsel.2

On May 6, 2014, a judge of the Probate and Family Court granted the mother temporary…