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Field manuals for divorcing dads — pre-filing, attorney selection, custody, communication, and the long climb after. Educational. Not legal advice. Steady on.
Documentation wins custody cases. Documentation also destroys the dads who do it wrong — the ones who turn it into a full-time obsession. Here is the 15-minute-a-day system that builds a judge-ready file without consuming your life.
Read the manualYour custody hearing is not the day you win or lose your case. It is the day you present the case you have already built. Here is the shape of the two weeks before you walk into the courtroom.
Read the manualThe papers hit and the house tilts. What you do in the first three days will shape the next two years. Here is the field-manual version of the first 72 hours after being served.
Read the manualIf you're thinking about filing, the next 30 days matter more than the next 30 weeks. Here is the pre-filing checklist every dad wishes someone had handed him.
Read the manualMost dads hire the first attorney who returns their call. Here are the twelve interview questions that will tell you, in 45 minutes, whether the person across the desk is the right fit.
Read the manualCustody isn't decided on who loves the kids more. It's decided on a short list of factors judges have been weighing for decades. Here's the list — and how to show up with evidence on every one.
Read the manualMost of what your ex sends doesn't need a response. The 20% that does needs the same response: brief, informative, friendly, firm. Here is the BIFF method, with worked examples.
Read the manualYour attorney will send you a document request list in week one. Build that pile this week and you'll save thousands in billable hours and weeks on your timeline.
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