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Addiction and Child Custody

By Katie Carter | October 14, 2020

Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious problem in our society. Many families have loved ones who struggle under their addictions for years and years at a time. Watching the recent presidential debate, where President Trump mentioned Senator Biden’s son, who was discharged from the military because of his struggle with addition. I’m not here…

What can I do about my child’s father’s prior drug use?

By Katie Carter | February 18, 2019

Drug and alcohol use is always a big deal in a custody case, especially if it is (or has been) the kind of drug use that interferes with a parent’s ability to hold down a job or co-parent effectively. In my experience as a divorce and custody lawyer, I’ve seen cases that have run the…

Drug or Alcohol Use in My Virginia Custody Case

By Katie Carter | February 13, 2019

Drug or alcohol use can pose problems in a Virginia child custody case, as you can probably pretty well imagine. Judges – who are notoriously conservative, especially in Virginia, and especially when it comes to things like drug use – don’t like it. In Virginia (as in pretty much everywhere), custody cases always comes down…