The halacha on custody says the mother gets custody till age 6 and then the father gets custody. The Shulchan Aruch says forcing is only permissible in the very few cases the Gemora specifically specified that it is permitted. The S”A and Rema EH 77:2/77:3 says a husband normally cannot be forced or even pressured to give a divorce. Rav Eliashiv in Kovetz Teshuvos 134 and Rav Sternbuch in Teshuvos v’Hanhagos 1:389 pasken that as well.
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