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A parent gently comforting a child in soft light, illustrating the value of parenting time in custody battles.
Can a nursing baby be ordered into overnight visits? Attorney Brian Pakpour on parenting time with infants, and the court's balancing act when a child is too young to speak....
A glowing neon question mark in a dark room, illustrating the uncertainty when a child insists 'I only want to be with Mommy/Daddy' and how custody evaluators may weigh it.
When a child suddenly wants only one parent, a good evaluator has to ask why. Attorney Jude Egan on telling real preference from alienation, and what it means for your case....
A young child absorbed in reading a book, illustrating the question of who truly determines a child's best interests in a custody case.
Everyone invokes 'the best interest of the child,' but who actually decides it? Attorney Jude Egan on how minor's counsel, evaluators, and judges weigh your child's future....
A hamster running in its wheel, illustrating the exhausting, going-nowhere feeling of being stalked through the courts.
For an abuser, the courtroom becomes another weapon. How endless filings turn into a form of stalking, and how to fight back when the system keeps you tied to your ex....

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Been There Got Out: When Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You

If your children are being used as weapons — you’re not imagining it. This is your roadmap.