Judge sides with Usher in child custody battle

Friday, August 09, 2013

Usher, recipient of the ASCAP Golden Note Award, poses at the 26th Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (AP Photo)

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ATLANTA -- A judge in Atlanta has dismissed an emergency request by R&B singer Usher's ex-wife seeking temporary custody of their two children.

Tameka Foster Raymond had requested the hearing earlier this week after their 5-year-old son got caught in a pool drain while in the care of the Grammy winner's aunt. After a hearing in which both Usher and Raymond took the stand, Fulton County Superior Court Judge John Goger dismissed her request for temporary primary custody and decision-making authority.

Raymond's court filing had said their son "suffered a near-death accident" while left unsupervised at Usher's home Monday.

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Usher and Tameka Raymond married in 2007 and divorced two years later. They went through a lengthy child custody battle, and Usher was awarded primary custody of the boys last year.

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