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Any #CoParent who has visited with their kids at a McDonald’s knows that an hour or more is a long time to sit at a fast food restaurant. So if your visits or custody with your child have been impared by everything going on, it can’t be easy engaging on a video- or phone-call during […]

If you’ve ever dealt with DHR regarding #ChildCustody, you may have wondered, “WTH is an ISP?!?!” The term “ISP” is an initialism short for Individualized Service Plan. What is an ISP? Who’s involved? Is it “binding” on parents? On DHR? Or, is it what one lawyer called a “sham proceeding” according to a dissenting opinion […]

In a ruling just released on 2019-10-18, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned a trial court’s Termination of Parental Rights of a father who “routinely refused to [drug] test,” according to DHR. The Court stated that “the failure to test does not constitute affirmative proof that [someone] is using drugs.” Id est, and make […]

Disclaimer: The information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to your family’s specific situation. To be informed as possible, you will need to schedule a consultation with a Child Custody attorney. This question comes up a lot and it is extremely dependent upon the exact circumstances of your particular situation. Here […]

We hear words like control and manipulation and harassment, but we at Foxtrot Family Law see it for what it is…Bullying. And we’re not just talking about your lunch money here, we’re talking about the Other Side hitting where it hurts the most…your kids. Bullying in Child Custody can take many forms, and standing up […]

I’ll take excuses that don’t get anywhere with Child Custody judges for $1000, Alex… – What is “but this is legal in like 13 states.” (33 according to WebMD). – What is “it’s not like I had Meth in my system.” (Why did you agree to a drug test without a Court Order?) – What […]

This the first post in a series we’re doing on Child Custody and Child Support cases involving DHR. We’ll update this post and others with links to the other parts of the series when they become available. This post is meant to provide general information, not legal advice. We cannot provide legal advice without learning […]

My years of legal study, my review and continuing legal education of the Rules of Evidence, but most of all, my experience as a Child Custody specialist have, over the years, developed and honed my response to a client anytime he or she tells me that they recorded a conversation or interaction with their Co-Parent… […]

Decide – to come to a resolution; from the latin de-, meaning “off”, and caedere, meaning “to cut.” * * * Compromise and flexibility are great assets for a co-parent in dealing with a co‑parent or relative caregiver…or are they? Believe it or not, in certain stages of a co-parenting relationship, compromise and flexibility can […]