Residency and custody - please be kind! Advice needed!

[november90]

I really need some advice around custody and residency.
My husband walked out on me when I was 24 weeks pregnant. I'm now 33 weeks pregnant and we share a 3 year old. He's making my life hell and every time we row, he threatens childcare.

Can anyone give me any examples of when a court would grant residency and primary custody to a mother?

Please be kind to me. I'm incredibly vulnerable and fragile right now and just trying to get the best advice for my children.

Parent is an addict, proven abusive eg conviction.

Residency for a newborn would almost always be with mother unless as pp says.

Have a look on the wikivorce forum, helped me out loads when I was going through stuff, lots of advice from experts there too.

Mostly try not to worry. My ex threatened al sorts, now barely sees the kids