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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Reportedly Negotiating a Divorce Settlement: Who Should Get Custody of Suri?

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Celeb gossip addicts appear to be as dazzled by the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce as they were by the unlikely romance to begin with. So, consider us obsessed! And the big question on everyone's minds is: Which Hollywood parent should get Suri Cruise?

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Katie dropped a bombshell on Tom when she filed for sole legal custody of 6-year-old Suri. And now, the custody question is the main thing holding up an amicable settlement, TMZ reports. A source told the gossip site that Tom wants "meaningful, significant contact with his daughter." As one source explained: "She is the primary concern in his life."

We're also hearing that Tom and Katie had a pre-nup, so his pre-Katie fortune should be pretty much safe. But Katie can ask for as much child support as she wants. And for a little girl who's been wearing high heels and ball gowns since infancy, we have a feeling those monthly checks are going to be pretty large! We haven't read anything suggesting that Tom hasn't been a great dad, so we're not sure that Katie should be awarded sole legal custody as she requested. What do you think?
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  • Zuggi 2012/07/09 15:19:24
    Katie Holmes
    Zuggi
    +13
    Keeping her daughter out of the cult is crucial. Look what happened when the Kidman/Cruise kids were granted joint custody. Scientology defectors claim they saw and took part in brainwashing designed to make the kids believe that Kidman was a psychopath. If Cruise gets joint custody, and therefore the right to make religious decisions for the child, it's highly likely that the same thing would happen again.

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  • Justina Jackson 2012/07/10 19:16:43
    They should split it 50-50
    Justina Jackson
    honestly WHO CARES?!
  • Kozman Justina... 2012/07/11 03:27:15
    Kozman
    Why did you get involved ? You must care.
  • Justina... Kozman 2012/07/11 23:19:18
    Justina Jackson
    i dont actually it was a question on my questions shared so i answered
  • Kozman Justina... 2012/07/12 03:53:03
    Kozman
    +1
    Well Justina, Good answer. I guess I can look at it that way. Take care.
  • Groundskeeper Willy 2012/07/10 19:06:35
    Katie Holmes
    Groundskeeper Willy
    +3
    based on the Scientology alone, Cruise should only have supervised visits with the child.
  • Incognito Grounds... 2012/07/12 18:45:50
  • Kitsune Touhou 2012/07/10 18:33:05
    Katie Holmes
    Kitsune Touhou
    +3
    I don't think anyone wants a dad that's the leader of a cult. O_O Scary...
  • MS PRUD 2012/07/10 17:59:16
    Katie Holmes
    MS PRUD
    +1
    She needs to protect her daughter from the "cult".
  • Rachael Mccune 2012/07/10 17:45:14
    They should split it 50-50
    Rachael Mccune
    I'm going to put down 50-50 but it should really be 30-70.
  • Kozman Rachael... 2012/07/11 03:27:58
    Kozman
    Who gets the 70%.
  • Flamingolady 2012/07/10 17:41:29
    Katie Holmes
    Flamingolady
    +3
    Katie! Tom is one nutso guy. Scientology is, at best, weird and should be investigated as a mind control cult.
  • Incognito Flaming... 2012/07/12 18:45:27
  • Flaming... Incognito 2012/07/14 03:03:47
    Flamingolady
    +1
    The most infamous scientology member ever !!!http://www.motifake.com/im... Charles Manson and Scientology
  • Incognito Flaming... 2012/07/16 15:11:08
    Incognito
    Yep, Charles Manson was a high level Scientologist. Of course Scientology would never brag about that fact!
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  • pamela 2012/07/10 17:34:10
    They should split it 50-50
    pamela
    +1
    I know the custody will probably go to Katie, but the Father ( Tom ), should still be part of his child's life. She, Suri, needs to know that she will be loved by both indefinitely regardless of who gets custody. Children these days that are affected by parents decisions to divorce, some get really depressed, because of the emotional drain of both side s hating each other. If parents who divorce can get past their own troubles and live for their kids, makes children of divorce, better off.
  • BERYL 2012/07/10 17:30:24
    Katie Holmes
    BERYL
    Little girls need their mothers more than their fathers. The reverse is true of boys who need their fathers more than their mothers.. You don't have to look long to find what happens to many boys with no male parent.
  • Baby Vada BERYL 2012/07/10 19:01:54
    Baby Vada
    +1
    Excuse me, but could you please clarify what you mean by "You don't have to look long to find what happens to many boys with no male parent."? My fiancé was raised by his mother alone, until the age of 15, when is mother got together with is now step-father. He had no 'male parent' until they married when he was 18. I don't tend to get offended by internet posts, as I don't really care that people have differing opinions to me, and take things with a pinch of salt, but this one just hit a personal note. My fiancé is a wonderful young man who has been raised by a remarkable and brave woman. He is a kind, loving, traditional and intelligent gentleman. Anyone from any family can turn out anyway. I'm not having a go, or starting an argument. I just want to know what you mean by your choice of words, and explain my own experience of a boy being raised without a male parent.
  • dr blais 2012/07/10 17:14:01
  • Joe C Sr 2012/07/10 17:02:28
    Katie Holmes
    Joe C Sr
    +3
    Katie Holmes should get custody of Suri.Why? Because she is the more stable one in my opinion.Tom is 50 years and still dancing in his shorts.
  • Incognito Joe C Sr 2012/07/12 18:49:35
    Incognito
    I think you mean jumping on sofas.
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  • Kingarthurup 2012/07/10 16:32:21
    They should split it 50-50
    Kingarthurup
    +1
    Both have rights, and so does Suri...the judicial system in place in most states simply sucks.
  • cddjmikey 2012/07/10 16:27:34
    Katie Holmes
    cddjmikey
    +1
    Since it is rumored that Tom wished to have Euro sent to camp to get indoctrinated then if that is found to be true Katie should get sole custody. As an offset, Tom can have visitations whenever it is possible with her schedule, as long as they are loosely supervised to keep him from taking her to "camp". She will also ask for a lower child support, say $5K a month.
  • tomnchrist 2012/07/10 16:18:47
    They should split it 50-50
    tomnchrist
    +1
    I understand the indoctrination danger of the Scientology cult, and the judge could control that with restrictions, but Dads are human too! Their love for the child is just as important to Dad and to the child as the mother's.
  • MadWorld 2012/07/10 16:16:35
    They should split it 50-50
    MadWorld
    it must be fair so i think they should split 50-50
  • EricW 2012/07/10 16:10:49
    They should split it 50-50
    EricW
    I don't see any reason why it should not be split. Why is she asking for sole custody in the first place? Without serious cause it just seems unfair to the child.
  • Fredrick House 2012/07/10 16:07:22
    Katie Holmes
    Fredrick House
    Unless (not shown) she is an unfit parent a child this age should go with the mother in most cases.
  • EricW Fredric... 2012/07/10 16:13:40
    EricW
    +2
    Speaking as the father of a daughter, I find your statement offensive. WHY should the mother automatically get custody? I was just as much my daughter's parent when she was 6 as my wife. Many dads ARE there for their kids - at all ages. You statement is unjustified bias from the 1800's!
  • gmiing 2012/07/10 15:38:04
    Katie Holmes
    gmiing
    +3
    Suri appears to spend more time with her mom so Katie should be custodial parent and Tom - who appears to have a pretty erratic work schedule - should get visitation during those times he's off
  • glen 2012/07/10 15:32:35
    Katie Holmes
    glen
    +2
    Someone sane is nice to have as a parent . At least she didn't jump on Oprah's couch !
  • darlenedoskas1969 2012/07/10 15:31:02
    Katie Holmes
    darlenedoskas1969
    +4
    unless there's a GOOD reason for it to be otherwise, Suri should stay with Katie, because Katie apparently has been her primary care-giver up till now...there should be ample visitation for Tom, of course
  • fooley177 2012/07/10 15:26:43
    They should split it 50-50
    fooley177
    +3
    Actually, custody should be given to Lance Armstrong.
  • princessDGAF 2012/07/10 15:20:05
    They should split it 50-50
    princessDGAF
    There is no reason that the mother should automatically be awarded sole custody. In my opinion, it should be equally shared as each parents schedule allows. Fathers are parents too and society needs to stop acting like fathers are only here for sperm and a check. (and this is coming from a single mother who is owed ALOT of back child support so I do know of the other side of the coin!~)
  • nodoubt257 2012/07/10 15:16:20
    Katie Holmes
    nodoubt257
    +1
    More stable and capable
  • Gray Pilgrim 2012/07/10 15:11:16
    Katie Holmes
    Gray Pilgrim
    or mayby Nancy Pelosi
  • Gddyupn 2012/07/10 15:07:55 (edited)
    Katie Holmes
    Gddyupn
    +1
    Katie Holmes should have sole legal custody. Legal custody being different from physical custody. I am leery of giving the right to make legal decisions to someone who is a member of a religion that is unorthodox at best, damaging and cult-like at worst. I think Tom is the child's father though, and he should have generous physical visitation. Otherwise, you will mystify him, and as she gets older Suri will want to know more about him, and be drawn to him and his somewhat...suspect practices. And possibly even resent her mother for taking her away from her father. The best way for Suri to know who he is, and choose to be different, is for Katie to educate the child to her belief system, and then expose Suri to Tom and let her make her own, educated decision to be different.
  • nana g 2012/07/10 15:07:43
    They should split it 50-50
    nana g
    I should. No one would be following her every move. She would have a normal life and a lot of kid fun. That's all kid's want.
  • Ashley 2012/07/10 15:01:26
    Katie Holmes
    Ashley
    She needs to be away from him.
  • Liset G... Ashley 2012/07/10 19:47:25
    Liset Gonzalez Veliz
    If he hits, yells, cheats and is a mean man and he repos her car etc. definitely should be away from all women not just Katie Holmes. They should not allow any woman to date these guys let them learn their lessons. mean men that aren t allowed to date any woman mean men that aren t allowed to date any woman mean men that aren t allowed to date any woman mean men that aren t allowed to date any woman
  • ajracestables1 2012/07/10 14:59:02
    Katie Holmes
    ajracestables1
    +1
    The facts will be presented to the court and then it will be decided by the court if no agreement has been made between Kati and Tom.
  • kepowell 2012/07/10 14:52:44
    Katie Holmes
    kepowell
    +1
    Katie of course! She is the mother and the father is a nutcase.

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