The messy divorce battle between former Dallas Cowboy Deion Sanders and his estranged wife, Pilar, now centers on their three kids.
It's up to a jury to choose which parent decides the children's primary residence.
A judge temporarily gave those rights to Deion Sanders, but the couple has been splitting time 50-50.
Caught in the middle of the battle are the Sanders' three children who may be called on to testify.
"The way they're attacking it, they're probably going to put them on the stand, and that's very unfortunate. But, if they do me and her shouldn't be in the courtroom, because you know with the loyalty thing. They shouldn't even do that anyway. They shouldn't put them on the stand, but that's the direction it looks like the opposing side is going," said Deion Sanders.
There are 36 scheduled witnesses in total, which could stretch the trial into next week.
Attorneys Paint Pictures of Parenting
Deion Sanders is expected to be back on the stand on Wednesday to continue testimony from Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Deion Sanders' testimony was at times tearful, angry, and touched on many topics that Deion argued don't have much to do with the Sanders' three children -- including their reality TV show, Deion's Hall of Fame acceptance speech, and the Prime Prep Academy charter school Deion founded.
But attorneys for Pilar Sanders said that busy schedule shows Deion Sanders has far too much going on to be a full-time parent. Additionally, attorneys told jurors that the former Cowboy has a split personality.
Attorneys for Deion Sanders painted Pilar as a model and actress, and an absent parent more focused on her Hollywood dreams than her three children.
Deion Sanders argues the battle is all about money.
"She only gets a million dollars in the prenup. They've exhausted her to the end. She's not smart enough to see that. The fight for the kids, it's not about the kids. It's about the money," said Deion Sanders on Tuesday.
Pilar Sanders claims it's about who's the more reliable parent.
"I love my babies. I've done everything for them and with them and anything to keep them happy and doing very well in all they do. I'm mommy," said Pilar Sanders on Tuesday.
"Primetime" Drama Over Divorce
The Sanders divorce drama has been going on since Deion Sanders announced his split on Facebook in Dec. 2011.
Since then, both sides have argued over everything from the prenuptial agreement to alleged assaults and criminal mischief, child support payments and now child custody.
Still, no matter how nasty the divorce has been between the Sanders, both Deion and Pilar say they want what is best for their kids.
"I have my boys on a daily basis. My daughter's with me all the time. They go back and forth whenever they want, that's the way I am. If you want to spend time with your mom, let's do it," said Deion Sanders on Tuesday.
Outside of the courtroom, Pilar and Deion Sanders seemed willing to work out a way to split time with their three kids.
"I've never denied them access to their father at all. I believe a child needs both parents, and never withheld my children from having time with their father, and I encourage a lot of time," said Pilar Sanders on Tuesday.
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