Parnell will have partial physical custody of the children on three weekends each month.... The two separated in 2018, according to court documents. Story continues below advertisement Snell has accused Parnell of multiple forms of abuse before their separation, including choking her and hitting one of their children so hard he left a “ full handprint ” mark on the child’s back.... “ Unlike our current administration, he never left anyone behind … Sean Parnell will always put America First....

She has alleged that Parnell choked her and injured their children.... Parnell has denied those claims, which match allegations Snell made in 2018 during a hearing on a protection-from-abuse order she sought against him.... Snell also testified Monday that Parnell had been unfaithful....

The decision comes after a judge awarded Laurie Snell, Parnell's estranged wife, primary physical custody and sole legal custody of the couple's three children, according to an order that was made public Monday.... The judge also determined that Parnell committed some abusive acts toward his wife in the past.... The former President had backed Parnell, an Army veteran and former congressional candidate, in September in the competitive Republican primary....

The first-term state senator, a Democrat now running for Congress, would discuss some “ reasons to be optimistic about the justice system, ” like his successful fight to help a transgender woman change her name. Advertisement Story continues below advertisement Other speakers had bigger ideas.... This is the year that Black trans women will spray-paint the words ‘we are the intervention’ on the rubble of the courthouse.” Durham, the deep-blue center of overwhelmingly Democratic Durham County, w