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![]() Child Custody – What you Need to Know About How to Present Yourself and Your Case to the CourtThe family court system has a reputation of disappointing people who think that the system is corrupt. It has also been associated with people who think that men have no rights. But the one thing that has never been in dispute is it always nerve wracking when you are planning to go before the court and plead your case. ![]() Child Custody – How to Get What You Want From Your Court HearingsWhen it comes to family court there is nothing more written about than people who think that the family court legal system is corrupt, antiquated, complicated, or somehow a system that fails the people in it. Despite these views it is the system you are forced to work with when resolving child custody issues. But if so many people are so disappointed in the system can you really expect the system to give you what you need? The answer is that you can if you know how the system works and know how ![]() Child Custody Court Hearings – What to Expect at Your First Custody HearingNothing puts a knot in the pit of your stomach in quite the way the way that going to a custody hearing at family court does. One of the most frequent questions I see is “What should I expect?”. Well if you haven’t been there or your last experience was bad, then you will want to spend some time educating yourself about what happens and how you should both prepare and act. ![]() Child Custody Fathers Rights – Are Fathers Really at a Disadvantage in the Family Court System?There are numerous articles, websites, and organizations that are dedicated to fighting for fathers rights. The common knowledge seems to be that father face an uphill battle and that mothers will always do better in family court than fathers. But are these based on truths or perception, or could something else be going on here? ![]() Child Custody Paternity – Unwed Father Establishing Paternity Through the Court or Through the StateSociety tells us that we should be responsible people. We should be loving and supporting parents. And of course we should always do the right thing even when it may cost us in some way. So what happens when a single man fathers a child with a married woman? This is certainly a messy situation, but should the same moral tenacity be rewarded? It should but that isn’t the way it plays out. Based on a true story, a father was told to walk away. ![]() Child Custody Evaluations – I do not Like the Evaluators Report, What Can I do About it Now?If you have come far enough in the court process to have had an evaluator finish and publish a report, you know that you are getting near the end and that if this doesn’t go well, you will end up having to live with the consequences a very long time. But what can you do about a report that you believe is biased, or that missed the mark on several key issues? ![]() Child Custody False Allegations – Two Tools You Can Use to Defend Against This Very Personal AttackThere is nothing that is more surprising or hurtful than the bitter sting of a personal attack. And no attack is more personal than being falsely accused of something that involves your child. Whether it is an accusation of directly harming the child like a physical assault, or mental abuse, or if it is an accusation in an attempt to keep you from seeing your child like drug, or alcohol abuse it is all very personal. ![]() Child Custody Visitation Exchange – How do You Document to the Court That Exchanges Do Not Work?I have recently been reminded of how difficult a seemingly simple exchange of the child can be. I heard yet another horror story of how one parent made a huge problem over nothing. The questions are, can you stop it, can you prove it is a problem, can you ask the court to help stop it? It all comes down to documentation. ![]() Child Custody, Proving the Other Parent Has a Criminal History, How Do I Do It? Is it Relevant?Many times parents run up against a legal system that seems to be indifferent to criminals. While a parent may know that the other parent has a criminal history, it seems that judges do not want to hear about it or don’t care what the charges were. Are the criminal charges relevant and how do you get them into your custody case? ![]() Child Custody GAL – Advice on How to Handle False Allegations of Drug, Alcohol Abuse, Child NeglectMost any parent in a high conflict child custody battle will likely have felt the sting of false allegations at some point. These types of allegations are deeply disturbing and hurtful not to mention the harm they can do to your custody visitation schedule. In some states a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) is used as an advocate for the child when allegations have been made against a parent. The GAL’s responsibility is to investigate the allegations and make a recommendation to the court.
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