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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who were able to get more than half custody, assuming the other spouse wanted half, what did it take?

If there was emotional abuse towards the child and both physical and emotional towards the mother how and what did you document?

My friend did speak to a few attorneys but they said that emotional abuse towards children is hard to prove and has to be horrendous to really matter much in family court.

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My advice? Document document and assume the dc will be assigned a GAL who will speak for them and express their preferences. But do NOT coach bc these people are trained to pick up on that and they will switch custody in a heartbeat over it. But other than that, be very wary of letting too many other professionals get involved in your family’s life- avoid evaluators and PC etc. There are many corrupt and incompetent ones tied to matrimonial and family courts and they can quickly bleed your family dry. [/quote]

This, plus asking for more parenting time in court can backfire on you. The parental alienation movement is a total cluster. My family lawyer told me my best chance was to reach a global settlement involving a monetary hit (based on early negotiations where he showed a clear preference for finances over kids) or accept 50/50 and hold him in contempt as necessary. Eventually, all the contempt orders add up to something.  Ultimately, you need a great, experienced lawyer, and then you need to trust them.   [/quote]

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