Tag: custody
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Parental alienation is real, weaponized, and both things are true
Parental alienation describes a real harm and is also a tactic used in custody disputes. Holding both truths is the only honest way to discuss it.
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Family court underestimates domestic abuse in custody decisions
Family courts routinely minimize documented abuse when ruling on custody, with consequences for children that researchers have tracked for decades.
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Child support is treated as income for the recipient and that’s a problem
Child support is technically not income, but in practice it functions as one in benefits formulas, custody disputes, and tax reporting, with messy consequences.
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The overpromise playbook: lawyers who guarantee outcomes they can’t deliver
Some attorneys win retainers with guarantees no ethical lawyer would make. Here’s how the overpromise pitch works and why credible counsel sounds less impressive.
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Family court is the most lawless courtroom in America
Family court operates with wide judicial discretion, limited appellate review, and weak evidentiary rules. The result is a system that produces inconsistent, opaque outcomes.
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Stepparents have more responsibility than rights
Stepparents are expected to parent, often pay, and sometimes raise — but the law gives them almost no decision-making authority. Here’s what the gap looks like in practice.