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One thing you should never feel is guilty. Addiction is a disease and you are a victim of it. Children have a strong feeling of good and right at that age and so if they recognise his behaviour as bad then it could mean less chance of addiction themselves in the future, particularly if you talk to them and instil the message that how your partner abuses drugs is not positive and will only have negative effects. I would say be very open and honest with them, they’ll probably know about drugs and so they’ll know that your partner has an illness that can be beaten but takes a lot of time, effort and willpower. Legally binding steps can be the right way but it can also create lots of problems and even rifts in a family. I’d be very sure that was what you wanted, as potentially much more effective might be to, as you say, make him show hes changed.
Keep going, we’re all with you xx