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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family court lawyer told me that only crazy people litigate - so one of the two parents in this instance is crazy.

That doesn’t mean the non-crazy parent wins. The judge gets a few hours of information to make an incredibly important decision. There is not enough time for the judge to really get the nuance of the case, and (at least in MoCo) not all judges who hear family law cases have a lot of experience in family law, so you could get someone who doesn’t really know very much about case law. My point being, you are placing all of your hopes in the judgement of someone who is a complete stranger and doesn’t really care about your family.

That being said, assuming if they haven’t been able to work out custody for 2 years, one of the parents is crazy/difficult, so that how you ended up in court. Frankly, I would start praying to whatever god you believe in - you really are rolling the dice going to court.

FWIW, I know three families where the father got an every other weekend schedule. In all cases, both parents were loving and involved, marriage did not end because of affairs, and custody for ugly and the father settled for less because he didn’t want to litigate it. Many mothers truly think their kids need them more, and want primary custody.[/quote]

This is very true but it also comes down to money/child support.  Child support goes by timeshare.  Two reasonable people will work it out.  [/quote]

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