Solutions for Fathers - Gaining Custody
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2009
by Kieron Penrose
penrose associates
Right now millions of fathers are caught up in the fight of their lives, with one aim - gaining custody of a child. Are you one of them? Or do you know of one of them?
Don't wait for the pain, grief and potential loss of having your child taken from you simply because of the prejudice of being male. Don't allow yourself to be brainwashed by your ex-wife's judgements or pleas. Empathise, don't sympathise. The judge will not automatically default to her side.
The number one criteria both parents know they have to satisfy is: what is in the best interest of the child? In practise however, custody battles are rarely ever that simple or straight forward. Custody evaluation, for instance, is a critical element in the decision-making process that can be a minefield to understand, let alone navigate. Unless, of course, you have private access to the freeway of knowledge that the specialists and experts have at their finger tips.
From the vast research done by experts specialising in child custody, fathers can and should arm themselves with the proven strategies that have worked in other successful cases. A caring, well prepared father who knows what the judge is looking for will be more successful in gaining custody.
Most fathers don't know that child custody and visitation cases can often be won or lost in the correct compilation of the legal application long before the court hearing itself.
Has your lawyer told you what should be in the legal application based on the most successful cases, and what the judges are really looking for?
If you are currently involved in a custody dispute, or likely to be, there is regularly updated information available that will help you present your strongest case. These in depth reports are comparatively inexpensive and easy to understand, even by the layman. These direct you and your lawyer to prepare your best case possible, to give you the best chance of gaining custody.
It is vital to know in advance how specific psychological and legal strategies, and types of allegations work (or fail to work), both in the court room as well as in out-of-court negotiations.
Gaining custody of your child is too important to leave to chance. Be proactive. Just by researching you can uncover the key factors that you can influence that will ultimately decide the fate of your child.
You need to be prepared in advance in order to give yourself the best chance of gaining custody of your child.
You'll need to answers all the questions you ever wanted to ask, plus several critical questions you didn't even know to ask!
Some questions you need to research...
- How can I avoid wasted legal costs?
- What influences the court the most when making decisions?
- What evidence, and in what format do I need to start collating now?
- How does the family legal system work?
- What are the key behaviours that differentiate parents who do well in custody disputes versus those who don't?
- How do I control costs and still get a comprehensive custody evaluation done?
- Are there any state-specific custody laws that affect gaining custody of my child?
- How do I present the evidence in a way where I might not even need to go to court?
- How can I check what my lawyer is suggesting is correct?
- How can I avoid the single biggest mistake most fathers make?
It may take you a while to research and find the most respected experts out there, the real specialists with years of experience in child custody cases.
If you invest the time, the answers are available, and the benefits of following these proven strategies will far exceed the emotional and financial cost of a potentially tortuous tug-of-war that might otherwise prevent you from gaining custody of your child.
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)My brother went through this trying to gain custody of his daughter. We look all over for resources like this
Good questions. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for the article and for pointing me towards decent information.
Very helpful, thank-youThe strategies and the checklists on the link were particularly useful
You are right ...I wish I'd known this before I testified
Thank youInfo arrived quickly, lots to digest.Got more from this than the first 3 sessions from my lawyer
The time and money invested in the extra research contained in your linked offer is tiny compared with the unthinkable if I don't get this right.Understanding what the judge is looking for and the checklists demonstrating daily involvement in my daughters life are priceless.Thank YOU
very helpful. made better use of my time with my lawyer
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