Kent Mawhinney's month; arrested in Dulos case, can't post bond, law license suspended and now his first wife gets sole custody of children.
The first wife of the Bloomfield attorney charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos has been granted sole custody of the former couple’s twin sons after telling a judge her children “are embarrassed and afraid” of her ex-husband.
Kent Mawhinney was being held Friday on a $2 million bond at the Cheshire Correctional Institution.
After his arrest earlier this month, Mawhinney’s ex-wife, M, filed a motion in Superior Court to get sole custody of their twin 15-year-old sons.
“My children have been emotionally devastated from this experience,” M wrote. “They cannot go to school or go to sports practice without being afraid of what they will hear or see about their father. They are significantly disappointed, embarrassed and afraid of their father at this time."
She asked the court to bar Mawhinney from having any contact with the children at this time even as she acknowledged it doesn’t appear he will be making bond anytime soon.
“Having exposure to their father - in person or via text, email or phone call is not in their best interests at this time,” M wrote.
Judge Susan Ann Connors granted the ex-wife sole custody earlier this week and ordered Mawhinney not to have contact with his children without their mother’s consent or an order from the court.
The Mawhinneys were divorced in 2010. They have three children. An older daughter is an adult and not covered by the new court order.
Kent Mawhinney, accused accomplice in Jennifer Farber Dulos murder case, loses custody of children as he sits in jail