My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Michigan
My husband asked me Tuesday evening for a temporary separation. We have been married for 12 years and have two children, ages 9 and 6. He expects that he will move in with his parents for no more than 6 months and I should move in with my parents for the same length of time. I have no idea what all I have rights to, what I should do, or how to go about it all.
I have not been employed for a good 7 years at his insistence so that I could stay home and raise the children (one child has autism and has been homeschooled for 3 years). Now he tells me that he should take both children because he has childcare lined up and this would be my opportunity to get a job and would help me not to have to worry about childcare.
He also insists that neither of us can remain in the house. If one should stay in the house, they could declare abandonment after a week's absence by the other spouse. Or so he tells me. He also told me that he would allow me to take one child with me, because if he took both that I would forfeit my parental rights.
I do not want to file for separation, as I very much hope to work things out over the next few months. It's just a very hard situation in many ways, and I'm trying to work through this accurately as possible. Thank you.

