Does Jennifer Garner have custody of her kids? Actress shares an Instagram post thanking the teachers of her three kids 

On June 13, Jennifer Garner expressed her gratitude to her children's elementary school teachers in an Instagram post after her youngest son, Samuel Affleck, graduated from middle school. The actress is a mother to three children, Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12, whom she shares with her ex-husband Ben Affleck. The two have joint custody of their children.

In a lengthy post, she wrote:

"Thank you for caring about my children for me, for tying their shoes and holding their hands."

Through her post, Jennifer Garner showed gratitude to the school for disciplining her kids and for all the hard work that goes into teaching. Additionally, she thanked them for choosing to be educators and providing a safe haven for her family. In the post, she mentioned anecdotes from the children's school life, such as Halloween, science projects, hockey matches, art exhibitions, and more.

Jennifer Garner concluded her post, saying:

"Thank you for a beautiful 13 years. I cannot imagine our family landing anywhere better. With deep respect and endless gratitude. Jen"

Her gratitude post comes after her son, Samuel, 12, graduated from middle school on June 12.

---

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck share joint custody of their three children

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck split in 2015 after 10 years of marriage. They share joint custody of their three children, Violet, Fin, and Samuel. Since then, Ben Affleck married Jennifer Lopez in 2022, while Garner has been in an on-and-off relationship with CEO John Miller.

The celebrity couple have been vocal about their parenting methods and have often publicly shared their co-parenting experience. In a 2023 interview with Hello Magazine, Garner revealed their kids prefer watching their father's films over her own. She added:

"They don't mind watching their dad, but they kind of want me to be their mom. They don't want to see me upset and women cry more in what we do. And they don't really want to see me in a romantic thing."

Speaking about Ben Affleck to Vanity Fair in March 2016, Jennifer described him as "a complicated guy," stating:

"He's just a complicated guy. I always say, 'When his sun shines on you, you feel it.' But when the sun is shining elsewhere, it's cold. He can cast quite a shadow...It's not Ben's job to make me happy. The main thing is these kids - and we're completely inine with what we hope for them."

In an August 2016 interview with Today, the Gone Girl actress said they are great friends and a modern family. She also sent a Father's Day message to the actor in 2018 on Instagram, saying,

"Our kids are lucky to have a dad who looks at them the way you look at them and loves them the way you love them, @benaffleck. #happyfathersday #threeluckykids #haveagreatday."

Ben Affleck, on the other hand, paid tribute to both Garner and his mother, Christine Anne Bold, on Mother's Day in 2019, calling them "two incredible mothers."