Your Kids are Worth Fighting For
Emergency custody applications are a serious matter in family court that can have significant long-term consequences for the defending parent and their kids.
Although emergency custody applications serve legitimate goals, the sad truth is that emergency custody applications are routinely abused for improper purposes – typically to gain an unfair advantage in a pending or upcoming custody dispute.
And if that happens to you, it is critical that you vigorously defend against false and exaggerated claims.
Unfortunately, most lawyers hired to defend respondents are too quick to raise the white flag when the initial hearing is set. This is a critical mistake.
Preserving your relationship with your children is essential – and if you are innocent – put the applicant’s feet to the fire and make them carry their burden of proof.
Experience informs me that all too often they cannot – and if you march into the courtroom ready to call your first witness – it is the applicant who exits the courtroom defeated.
With that said, as with everything, there are exceptions – and especially in these instances, you cannot rely exclusively on what you read on the internet.
These type of decisions must be carefully made by a highly experienced attorney adept at defending high conflict custody matters.
An emergency custody application, once granted, can strip you of a meaningful relationship with your kids for very long time. In some instances, more than a year.
If you have been served with a emergency custody application, or have a legitimate concern and are in need of one, call my law office and request a complementary phone consultation right away.