Drug and alcohol tests are used in child custody cases when one parent accuses another of substance abuse. Sometimes both parents accuse the other of drug or alcohol abuse. There are times parents use these allegations in an effort to acquire child custody; however, family law court judges often prefer to err on the safe side and have both parents tested for habitual use.
Family courts in Arizona start with the assumption that contact with both parents is the ideal situation for any child. However, some circumstances call for limited or no contact at all with one or both parents due to their lack of fitness to parent their child.
Your girlfriends were jealous when you first started going out with your ex. One day you were waitressing in the local restaurant; next, you were being whisked around the world on a private jet.
Much has been written about the importance of fathers to young boys. A lack of a positive male role model is said to leave young men more prone to trouble. Less has been written about the importance of fathers to their daughters.
