A woman who is in the process of divorcing her husband is very concerned about the future of their children.

She explained that she was concerned because her husband threatened her several times that if she divorced him he would take the children away from her.

"I am concerned as to whether I will get custody of the children because on many occasions my husband told me that he earns more money than I do and therefore I would be in no position to get custody of them," the woman said.

"We got married in 2000 and I have two children for my husband. The marriage is not working well because my husband comes home drunk most nights and curses me most disgracefully.

"I am a teacher and my husband is an engineer and he is always boasting that he is in a better financial position to take care of the children. I am fed up of his abuses and I don't think that I should stay in the marriage because he earns more money than me.

"Some of my relatives are discouraging me from divorcing my husband because they say they do not want him to get custody of the children."

If you are divorcing your husband the court will have to consider the welfare of the children. Although your husband earns more money than you that will not prevent the court from awarding you custody of the children.

A court, in resolving custody issues, must show regard to the welfare of the child. In the interest of the children, the court will decide which parent must get custody of the children. If the court makes an order for the children to live with you and for you to have care and control of them, the court will order your husband to make monthly payments for the maintenance of the children.