With the incest patch it would be a custodial case, without the incest patch it becomes a guardianship case.
Also custody battles can take a while so an injunction could be issued early on ordering Anthony to return Marc to the marital home, giving him visitation rights supervised or not until the court hearing.
With the guardianship issue, Myriam doesn't have any rights over Marc until the court has made a decision..
Yes, but I included the part in which I agreed, because the other was without ground, in indicating there was no need for any court hearing in case of the incest patch (i.e. if Myriam and Anthony were married).
I can put it either on the absence of legal practical experience (I know directly real cases), or different systems - I notice your login refers to UK, I guess that is your framework of reference.
In UK it may be different, I honestly did not check, but in other jurisdiction, in any case to have the kind of temporary injuction you refer to, it is necessary a judge decision based on the filing by the two parties (plus eventually "social service" and similar) and an hearing (even if at the hearing it is possible only the lawyers speak), unless there is a situation like a proven immediate physical danger for the kid, which was not the case.
That is what is effectively happening in the game with the incest patch.
For the guardianship, yes, actually, as I mentioned, given the absence of maternal rights for Myriam, more than one court sentence and hearing, it would not be just one hearing and ruling - I think we agree on that.
From what I have seen, the conclusion in the game would have been the same anyway - don't forget that we enjoy our comparisons with the real World, but the game does not pretend to be a course in jurisprudence
, Zorlun said clearly it was foreseen as a way to get Anthony out and away completely from Myriam, Marc and Katherine's life (that, plus the rape and the shooting, of course).