Its kinda double edged because on the one side you can think 'oh, they're unbiased so their opinions can help us see things more clearly.' But then its like they're only hearing what their media feeds them about us, which is more than likely bad considering foreign opinion of the u.s. so I...
He can use that against you. Is this a custody battle? You can try to use the emotionally/verbally abusive against him but that wouldn't be substantial in the case because it will be viewed as 'if it was so bad, why were the police never contacted?' And just put down to normal arguing, possibly...