Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Robin Thicke is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services amid allegations of child abuse for spanking his son, part of a custody battle with his ex-wife, Paula Patton. 
  
 Their six-year-old son Julian reportedly told school officials that Thicke allegedly spanked him more than once. The school then allegedly reported the incident to the DCFS on January 3 and the department opened an investigation. The DCFS has since interviewed Julian and are scheduled to interview Thicke in the afternoon of Thursday, January 12, according to court documents seen by Us Weekly. 
  
 Patton then reportedly denied Thicke access to Julian and filed an emergency order asking a judge to restrict the Grammy nominee’s time with his son to monitored daytime visits only. 
  
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 In court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Thicke denies any wrongdoing and maintains: "On a very rare occasion and only as a last resort, I will use light spanking, but it is consistent with the law — open hand on the butt. This is the type of discipline to which Paula and I agreed during our marriage." 
  
  
  
 Thicke claims in the document that Patton’s decision to get the court involved stems from her not being invited to his famous father Alan Thicke’s funeral last month. 
  
 “It is my belief that Paula holds residual anger towards me because I and my family would not permit her or her family to attend the funeral of my father on December 20, 2016,” he alleges in the papers. "Paula did not have a positive relationship with my father … As such, she was not welcome at his funeral. It is my belief that Paula only wanted to attend because it would have resulted in additional public exposure for her." 
  
 A source close to the situation tells Us Weekly that a “judge denied everything in [Patton's] complaint” and that “Child Protective Services didn’t see any evidence of wrongdoing.” 
  
  
  
 Us Weekly has reached out to both Patton and Thicke’s reps for comment. 
  
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  ||||| Robin Thicke and Paula Patton are currently in the midst of a tense custody battle over their 6-year-old son, Julian. 
  
 According to court documents obtained by E! News, issues between the exes concerning their only child together escalated to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services earlier this year. 
  
 However, as of Thursday morning, a judge has denied Patton's request to limit Thicke's joint custody agreement. 
  
 A source tells E! News, "Robin loves his son and did not want to give up his time with him." ||||| Robin Thicke, Paula Patton Custody War with Allegations of Physical Abuse Hard Feelings Over Alan's Funeral 
  
 Robin Thicke, Paula Patton Embroiled in Custody War with Allegations of Physical Abuse 
  
 EXCLUSIVE 
  
 Robin Thicke and ex-wife Paula Patton have been embroiled in a nasty custody fight over their 6-year-old son. It's escalated to a Child Services case over alleged physical abuse, and Robin just scored a legal victory. 
  
 Sources familiar with the case tell TMZ ... Julian told school officials at the beginning of the year his dad had spanked him ... more than once. The school reported the incident to the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services on January 3rd, and the Dept. opened an investigation. 
  
 Paula then began denying Robin access to their son, and filed an emergency order asking the family law judge to restrict Robin's contact with Julian to monitored daytime visits only. 
  
 According to legal docs Paula told Robin, "Julian is scared of you." 
  
 Paula says in her declaration, the day before Julian told the school, he told her that Robin spanked him "really hard." He demonstrated and hit Paula on the back so hard she said, "ow." Julian then said it was actually worse than that. 
  
 A school official also submitted a declaration saying Julian told her Robin frequently "punches" him very hard. 
  
 Robin says in legal docs, "On a very rare occasion and only as a last resort, I will use light spanking, but it is consistent with the law -- open hand on the butt. This is the type of discipline to which Paula and I agreed during our marriage." 
  
 There's also a declaration from a nanny who claims she has seen Robin smoke marijuana on several occasions in front of Julian. And there's this: Paula says at Julian's kindergarten graduation last June, Robin showed up drunk at 8:30 AM and was "hooting and hollering and making inappropriate jokes" in the Catholic church. 
  
 Robin claims this is all about his decision to block Paula from attending his dad Alan's funeral last month. He says in docs, "Paula did not have a positive relationship with my father and often made negative comments to me about my father. As such, she was not welcome at his funeral." 
  
 Sources connected to the case tell us there was a hearing Thursday morning and the judge denied Paula's request to limit Robin's joint custody and also a request for drug testing. 
  
 As for DCFS, we're told social workers have interviewed Julian twice and also interviewed Paula. Robin is being interviewed Thursday afternoon. 
  
 The DCFS case is ongoing. ||||| Paula Patton and her ex-husband, singer Robin Thicke, are fighting over custody of their son. 
  
 The 41-year-old actress was in a Los Angeles court on Thursday to request an emergency hearing to ask a judge to restrict Robin’s access to their 6-year-old son, Julian. She is requesting that Robin only have monitored daytime visits, however, the judge denied her request for an emergency hearing. 
  
 WATCH: EXCLUSIVE -- Paula Patton Says Son Julian Takes After His Father Robin Thicke 
  
 Paula alleges that Robin has been physically abusive toward their son. "Over the past year, I have become concerned about [Robin]'s drinking and drug use, as well as the forms of punishment he is using to discipline Julian,” Paula wrote in her declaration. "My concerns culminated on January 4, 2017, when Julian's school called Department of Child Family Services (DCFS) to report what they believed to be credible allegations of abuse from Julian against [Robin].” 
  
 Paula goes on to allege that Robin has been spanking Julian excessively. "We asked him to show us how hard, and I asked him to hit me on my back,” Patton claims, saying she responded with an "ow.” She adds, "Julian said it was worse than that." 
  
 In his declaration, Robin says, "It is my belief that Paula holds residual anger toward me because I and my family would not permit her or her family to attend the funeral of my father on December 20, 2016.” 
  
 Alan Thicke died suddenly on Dec. 13 at the age of 69. Robin says in the docs that Paula "did not have a positive relationship with my father.” 
  
 Robin also notes that he is complying with the DCFS investigation and is meeting with a social worker on Thursday with his son. "I understand that the social worker has already met with Julian, Paula, and employees from Julian's school, and that DCFS has not sought to remove Julian from my care, placed any restrictions on my custody, nor instructed Paula to withhold Julian from me. I have certainly not heard from anyone in this regard at any time," he says. 
  
 Ultimately, the court found "there is insufficient showing of great or irreparable harm, immediate danger, or any other statutory basis" to grant Paula's emergency request today. 
  
 Paula and Robin married in 2005 after dating since they were teenagers. They welcomed son Julian in April 2010, but announced their split in February 2014 after almost nine years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in March 2015. 
  
 Both Paula and Robin appear to be heavily involved in their son's life. Robin last posted pics of Julian in late November, playing with friends and adorably blowing out a candle. In October, the "Blurred Lines" singer posed with Julian as he dressed up as Michael Jackson for Halloween. 
  
 "Me and my boy!" he wrote. 
  
 Me and my boy! A photo posted by Robin Thicke (@robinthicke) on Oct 31, 2016 at 12:39pm PDT 
  
 Meanwhile, Patton Instagrammed a photo with Julian on Friday, a throwback of their Christmas together. 
  
 "Christmas Day with my precious angel," she wrote. 
  
 Christmas Day with my precious angel #fbf A photo posted by Paula Patton (@paulapattonofficial) on Dec 30, 2016 at 12:04pm PST 
  
 Since their split, both Robin and Paula have moved on, with Robin currently dating 21-year-old model April Love Geary. Meanwhile, Paula has expressed no regret over her and the "Lost Without U" singer's 21-year-relationship. In August, she Instagrammed a sweet throwback of the two in their younger years. 
  
 "I always try to only remember what was fun and made me smile," she wrote. "My friend showed me this and it took my breath away. We were babies and we had a beautiful baby. What an amazing time in my life. No regrets! Celebrating this amazing life we get to live never knowing what's coming next. Love is always the answer." 
  
 WATCH: EXCLUSIVE -- Robin Thicke Is Being 'Incredibly Strong' for His Family as He Plans Memorial for Dad Alan Thicke 
  
 Paula also wrote a sweet message for Robin's late father. "I knew Alan since I was 15 years old and he had a tremendous effect on my life," Paula Instagrammed alongside a picture of the smiling actor. "I loved and respected him so much! So many great memories and laughs together. We will miss him so much! His grandson is quite sure he is still here with us in spirit." 
  
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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's custody battle is spiraling: A judge on Thursday denied the actress' request for an emergency hearing Patton was seeking in hopes of limiting her ex's time with 6-year-old son Julian, reports ET Online. Spanking appears to be at the root of the request: Julian is said to have told adults at his school that Thicke spanked him more than once, which triggered an early January call to the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services. It's looking into the alleged physical abuse, reports Us Weekly. TMZ quotes Patton as writing in court filings that Julian confessed the alleged excessive spanking to her the day before he spoke with school officials. She asked him to demonstrate, and says that she called out "ow" as he hit her back, with her 6-year-old saying it was actually more painful than that. E! News has Thicke's reply, per court documents: "On a very rare occasion, and only as a last resort, I will use light spanking, but it is consistent with the law—open hand on the butt. This is the type of discipline to which Paula and I agreed during our marriage." He further alleges that Patton is going after him because she's dealing with "residual anger toward me" after he prohibited her and her family from attending dad Alan Thicke's December funeral due to unkind things he says she said to him about the elder Thicke. TMZ has some more accusations leveled against Thicke, including Patton's allegation that he showed up to Julian's kindergarten graduation—held at 8:30am on a June day in a Catholic church—drunk "and making inappropriate jokes."