Dear PAO,
My ex-partner Jhon and I agreed to live separately after concluding that our differences were irreconcilable. As a result, he moved into his mother's house while I stayed with my parents. We also agreed he would take custody of our two minor children while I looked for a permanent job. One day, my children came to me crying and trembling. They claimed that their father repeatedly and excessively hurt and cursed them on different occasions. I confronted Jhon and threatened him with a child abuse case. While he admitted to laying hands on our children, he argued that it was part of his right as a father to instill discipline. Is he correct?