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The Custody Recipe for Success

by Wendy R Hernandez
Jan 29, 2025
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Over the years, I've had clients come to me and tell me that all hope was lost when it came to their custody cases. They told me they were ready to give up, give in, say Sayonara, and throw in the towel. Whenever I can, I try to talk my clients out of giving up on their cases.

Why? 

Giving up on your case could mean giving up on your relationship with your kids for years, if not for the rest of your (or your child's) life.

If you're already in the midst of a child custody battle, it serves you to see it through to the end. If you're thinking about altogether giving up on your relationship with your kids, let's face it: not having a relationship with your kids is the absolute worst-case scenario if you take your case to trial. 

This past year, I inherited a case from another attorney. My client, a good dad, found himself with compromised custody and parenting time rights because he hadn't shown up for his divorce hearing years ago. He believed his ex when she told him she would do what was right when it came to his relationship with kids.

For a while, things went great...until they didn't. Then, my client found himself in an emotional and uphill court battle, clawing for the most basic of parental rights. A lot of times, we felt like we were on a loopy loop roller coaster - afraid, nauseous, and unfortunately, not having much fun at all.

After spending time, money, and energy, my client came to a critical decision point about whether he should continue pursuing his dreams with his kids or not. The pressure was so great - money, time, work - he wasn't sure he could handle it much longer. This is when we buckled down and got serious about the basic strategies you should be doing in your own case:

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