The judge we had has a reputation of being a caring and fair judge. DD and her new DH never asked for custody, the judge awarded them temp custody when a medical condition of one of the children was not being treated properly by the mom and the living conditions were questionable. They had the temp custody for a year. Now the question if the kids can go back to their mom is being decided. It's not been a battle fight to keep the kids but a decision to where the kids will live.