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Facebook Posts Used to Prove Income Father Was Trying to Hide

Father did not “unfriend” Mother on Facebook after they separated. After Father lied to the Court by claiming he was earning less than he really was, we downloaded pictures Father posted of himself flashing cash and used those pictures to prove that Father was not truthful with the Court. This destroyed Father’s credibility and helped us show that Father was earning more money than he claimed which we used to convince the Court to deny Father’s request for Child and Spousal Support and order Father to pay Child Support to Mother.

By Curtis Daugherty|2016-10-27T00:30:12-08:00February 18th, 2016|Categories: Child Support, Divorce, Family Law-General|Tags: child custody, hiding income from spouse|Comments Off

Defeated Absentee Father’s Attempt to Modify Custody and Visitation to Impress His Newest Girlfriend. Required Father to Pay $1,000 Toward Mother’s Attorney Fees

My client’s ex was an absentee father. As soon as his newest girlfriend was in the picture, he tried to get more time with his child to impress the new girlfriend. It is worth noting that gaining more time with the child would also reduce the amount of his child support, giving him more money to spend on his new girlfriend.

The mother came to us for help. Fortunately, she kept good notes. We were able to show the court that:

• The father was not following the current visitation schedule
• The father routinely tried to dictate terms and conditions of visitation.
• The father responded childishly when the mother refused to agree to his last-minute demands for changes in the visitation schedule.

Once we presented the father’s behavior to the court, we were able to:

• Block his attempts to get his visitation extended.
• Eliminate visitations that Father was not exercising.
• Eliminate visitations in which the father routinely returned the child after the child’s bedtime on school nights.
• Get further conditions placed on his visitations.

In addition, we convinced the court to require the father to pay $1,000 toward the mother’s attorney fees for his failure to meet and confer.

By Curtis Daugherty|2016-10-27T00:30:12-08:00February 11th, 2016|Categories: Family Law-General|Tags: Child support, Failure to follow court order., Visitation|Comments Off

Recovered Texts Used Against Dishonest Dad

After many years of marriage Mother finally had enough. After separation, and with her own money, she bought Father yet another cell phone so she could maintain contact with her children while they are in his care. After Father lied to the Court one too many times, we convinced the Court to require him to return the cell phone to Mother. Father tried to delete all contacts and text messages from the phone before returning it to Mother but did not completely erase the texts. We recovered the text messages and used them to prove that Father was not truthful with the Court. This destroyed Father’s credibility and helped us show that Father was earning more money than he claimed, allowing us to convince the Court to deny Father’s request for Child and Spousal Support and order Father to pay Child Support to Mother.