Whitney Houston gets custody of her and Bobby Brown's daughter

<p>Whitney Houston's 14-year marriage to Bobby Brown will officially end this month, and she will get custody of their teenage daughter, a judge ruled Wednesday.</p><p>The singer dabbed her eyes with a tissue as Orange County Superior Court Judge Franz E. Miller ruled that the divorce will become final April 24. Brown did not attend the hearing.</p><p>In court, Houston testified that she did not need spousal or child support and that the couple's 14-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, could not depend on Brown.</p><p>"He's unreliable," Houston told the judge. "If he says he's going to come, sometimes he does. Usually he doesn't."</p><p>Houston declined to comment to reporters after the hearing.</p><p>Brown's attorney, Ram Cogan, said he will seek to overturn the judge's decision.</p><p>Houston filed for divorce in October, citing irreconcilable differences. She was granted a default judgment in December to speed up the divorce. Miller's ruling Wednesday upheld the terms of that judgment.</p><p>Houston and Brown wed in 1992, when she was at the height of her fame as a Grammy-winning superstar known for such hits as "I Will Always Love You."</p><p>During their tumultuous marriage, Brown was arrested on drug and alcohol charges, and Houston twice entered drug rehabilitation programs.</p>