Lawyer Friend Of Fotis Dulos Loses Custody Of Children: Report

HARTFORD, CT — Kent Mawhinney, the attorney and friend of Fotis Dulos who has been charged in connection with the killing of Jennifer Farber Dulos, has lost custody of his twin boys, reports the Hartford Courant.

Monica Mawhinney, his first ex-wife, has been granted sole custody of the two boys, aged 15, after she convinced a Superior Court judge that the boys were "significantly disappointed, embarrassed and afraid" of their father. The couple divorced in 2010; a third child, who is now an adult, is not part of this custody matter, according to the publication.

Kent Mawhinney, who lives in South Windsor, also is in the midst of a second divorce, and he faces criminal charges in connection with that situation, too.

He has been unable to make bond on bail of $2 million and remains in custody in connection with the Dulos case. He and Fotis Dulos' ex-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the case; Troconis is free on bond but under house arrest.

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Fotis Dulos — who has been charged with felony murder, murder and kidnapping — also is free on bond, but he had his release conditions strengthened on Thursday. He, too, is under house arrest.

Jennifer Dulos has not been seen since May 24 and is presumed dead. The three suspects are due back in court next month.

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