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Win Your Child Custody War
Chapter: 1 War or Peace |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Pray for Peace - Prepare for War |
| Intended Audience | Where Do You Fit? |
| Father | Grandparent |
| Psychological Parent | Step-parents and Step-grandparents |
| Significant Other | Whose Custody Case is this Anyway |
| Best Interest? | Who Should Not Fight for Custody |
| Reasons People Say They Have Custody | Worst Reasons to Fight for Custody |
| Abuse Excuse | Dead Hand |
| Children As Pawns | Factors Influencing Court Decisions |
| Common Custody Arrangements | Interim or Temporary Custody |
| Sole Custody | Joint Physical and Legal |
| Joint Physical | Joint Legal |
| Split Custody | Alternating or Divided |
| Bird Nest Custody | Visitation |
| Suddenly Super Parent | Grandparent Visitation |
| Exercising Visitation | Successful Visitation |
| Your Interference with Your Visitation | Parental Interference with Visitation |
| Handling Interference with Visitation | Visitation Bond |
| Police | Life’s Time Line |
| If Your On A Short Time Line | Non-Custodial Parent’s Emotions |
| Issues - Non-Issues | Their Problem Or Ours |
| Child Endangerment | Opposition is a Control Freak |
| Control Freak and No Responsibility | Blended Family |
| Mental Illness | Lengthy Child Care |
| Verbal or Mental Abuse | False Accusations |
| Frequent Moving | Physical Abuse |
| Alcohol Use or Abuse | Drug Use or Abuse |
| Other Parent Only Wants to Hurt Me | Visitation Denial or Interference |
| Lying to Child, You and the Court | Kidnapping |
| Kidnapping Threat | Domestic Violence |
| New Significant Other or Stepparent | Best Interest of the Child |
| Neglect | Poor Living Conditions |
Chapter: 2 You Are the Package |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | State of Mind or Mindlessness |
| Safety Nets | Group I Need Doesn’t Exist |
| Not Comfortable In Self Help Groups | Why Are You Here? |
| New Relationships | Invest in Yourself |
| You’re the One on the Hot Seat, So What? | Unsolicited Help |
| How to Say “Thanks but No Thanks” | The Rescuer |
| Rest and Relaxation | Aid to the Enemy |
| Right Thinking | It’s Your Battle Because |
| Delegation | Personal Security |
| Bunker (Your Home) | Demilitarized Zone |
| Maneuvers, Planned Action | Retraining |
| From Now On | No Sniveling or Whining |
| The Most Important Witness | Dress for Custody Success |
| What Do I Tell People on My Side? | Confidentiality - My Witnesses |
| I Think I Need a Shrink | Confidentiality - Shrink |
| If You Are Arrested | Inventories |
| Confidentiality - Inventories | Relationship Inventory Example #1 |
| Relationship Inventory Example #2 | Your Inventory Example |
| Opposition’s Inventory Example | Child’s Inventory Example |
| The Parent Soldier Creed | The Parent Soldier Creed |
| Golden Rules for Easier Living | Ask Yourself the Real Question |
| Desiderata | Duck Muck |
| The One I Feed | Victim or Victor |
Chapter: 3 Strategies for Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Reality Check |
| Well, Get Over It | Desire vs Reality |
| Looking at 2000 | Changes in the Wind |
| Strategic Interaction | Strategy = Planning |
| Winning Battles or Games = Strategy | Poor Choices |
| Deliberate, Insightful, Rational Enemy | A Tactic Is a Technique Is a Strategy |
| Specific Techniques | Live and Let Live |
| Tit For Tat | Look Ahead |
| Tester | Tranquilizer |
| Exploitative or Permanent Retaliation | Attrition |
| Deterrence | Reciprocity |
| Random | Agendas |
| Changing Strategies | Defensive Behaviors |
| Specific Defensive Behaviors | Remedies To Defensive Behaviors |
| Specific Defensive Behaviors | Specific Defensive Behaviors |
| Strategic Case Boosters | Activities to Cultivate |
Chapter: 4 Conflict Resolution in Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Problems the Other Parent Causes |
| Common Problem Situations | Incident List |
| Reaction Chart | Response Option Example #1 |
| Response Option Example #2 | Response Option Example #3 |
| Response Option Example #4 | Pre-Contact Planning |
| Contact Goal Form | Negotiation |
| Why Cooperate? | Why Will the Opposition Cooperate? |
| Aim to Negotiate, Not to Win | Overcoming Obstacles |
| Discover Hidden Agendas | Children’s Agenda |
| Children’s Concerns that Affect Their Agendas | Conflict |
| Analytical | Emotional |
| Linear | Abstract |
| Mediative | Calculative |
| Rational | Secular Humanism |
| Changing Strategies | Not Really the Same |
| Using a Professional to Negotiate | Mediators |
| Attorneys | Three Reasons to Negotiate |
| Right Place and Time to Negotiate | Preparation |
| Assumptions | Guidelines for Discussion |
| How to Negotiate | Is the Negotiation Going Well? |
Chapter: 5 Friend or Enemy? |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Make Words Work for You |
| It's Your Army; Impose Censorship | Loose Lips Sink Ships |
| If You Disregard This Advice | Fear and Communication |
| Assertive Communication Evaluation | Dealing with Fear |
| News Flash Junkies | Safe Answers |
| Friendly Fire | Examples of People Who Cause Damage |
| Important Questions to Ponder | Family In-laws and Outlaws |
| Your Parents | Opposition's Parents |
| Your Children | Friends, Your Extended Family |
| Far Away Friends | Closest Friends |
| Old Friends | On-the-Job Friends |
| Buddies and Pals | New Friends |
| The Agendas of Your Friends | Friendly Strangers |
| Know Your Enemy | Data Sheet |
| Noncombatants | Data Sheet Form |
| Information and Mis-information | Source of Information |
| Your Attorney | Opposition's Attorney |
| Your Private Investigator | From the opposition |
| Outside or Questionable Source | Documents |
| Your Child | Case Killers |
| Quick List of Activities to Avoid | Hurt You Worse Than Them |
| Anger and Joy | You’ve Been In Court Too Long When |
Chapter: 6 Contact Logs for Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Reasons for Documentation |
| Detective | Attorney |
| Evaluator | Guardian ad Litem |
| Telephone Log | Methods of Documentation |
| Appointment Book | Calendar |
| Computer | Fill-In Form |
| Index Cards | Notebook |
| Tape Recorder | Admissible Evidence |
| Trail of Evidence | Crucial Data to Record |
| Simplicity and Speed | Confidentiality - Documentation |
| Codes for Log Book | Customize Your Log |
| Contact Log Example | Extensive Example of Log Sheet Entries |
| 1991 | 1992 |
| 1993 | 1994 |
| 1995 | 1996 |
| 1997 | 1998 |
| 1999 | 2000 |
| Photos | Take Photos of Everything |
| Where they Will Do the Most Good | The Dark Side |
Chapter: 7 Equipment & Services for Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Equipment |
| Calendar | Caller ID |
| Camera, 35 MM | Camera, Video |
| Computer | Contact Log |
| Fax Machine | Home Testing Kits |
| Pager | Tape Recorder |
| Telephone Answering Machine | Telephone, Cellular, Mobile |
| Telephone, Recorder On Phone | Confidentiality-Equipment |
| Arbitration | Attorney |
| Conciliation Court | Day Care Workers |
| Detective | Doctors |
| Legal Transcribers | Medical Review Consultants |
| Parent Locator Service | Paralegal Service & Legal Technicians |
| Patrol Service | Spy Shops |
| Teachers | Travel Agent |
| Testing Services | Drug Tests |
| Urine Analysis | Passive Inhalation |
| Hair Analysis | Will You Take A Drug Test |
| Lie Detector Test | Maternity & Paternity Testing |
| DNA - Genetic Testing | Court Ordered |
| DNA Samples From Many Sources | What Is Needed For DNA Testing |
| Computer Data Retrieval | Confidentiality - Services |
Chapter: 8 Attorneys for Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Right to Free Counsel |
| Legal Aid | Legal Clinics |
| Representing Yourself | No Pro Se Recovery of Attorney Fees |
| Getting Started Pro Se | Precedent |
| My Humble Opinion | Shared Attorney |
| You are the Commander | How to Find an Attorney |
| Initial Consultation | Take These Things to the Consultation |
| Reasons They Will Not Take Your Case | Interview the Attorney |
| Good Old Attorney System | Attorney Evaluation Form |
| Compare the Professionals | More Bang for the Buck |
| Attorney Comparison Form | Attorney Fee Comparison |
| Promissory Note | Secret Weapon |
| Don't Hire Attorneys Who | Sorting Out the Bad Apples |
| Positive Attributes | Before 10:00 A.M. After 5:00 P.M. |
| The Bad Rap Attorneys Get | Confidentiality - Attorney |
| Can Not Do | Can Do |
| Keep a Good Attorney Happy | Military Attorney |
| Case Analysis | Once Over Lightly |
| Communicate with Your Attorney | Communication Notes Form |
| Attorney Communication Notes | Advised Not to Comply with Court Order |
| Communicating with the Enemy | Sex and Your Attorney |
| Record and Report | Incident Report for Visitation |
| Before You Talk, Assign or Request | Just the Facts |
| Win Opposition Attorney to Your Side? | Incident Report Form |
| Get Rid of Their Attorney | Attorney Invoice |
| Billable Hours | Attorney and the Liar |
| Attorney Invoice For Service | Attorney Will Not Be an Accessory Your Crime |
| Reasons Your Attorney Will Fire You | Reasons to Fire Your Attorney: |
| Handling a Bad Attorney | Lawsuits Against Attorneys |
| Suing Your Attorney | Help from the State Bar Association |
| Violations: Duties to Clients | Violations: Duties to the Public |
| Violations: Duties to the Legal System | Violations of: Duties as a Professional |
| Admonishment | Suspension |
| Public Reprimand | Disbarment |
Chapter: 9 Detectives and Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Covert Intelligence Division |
| Can Do | Finding One |
| Right One for You | Interview the Detective |
| Detective Evaluation Form | Understanding the Costs |
| Make Sure You Have a Contract or Agreement | Detective Retainer Agreement |
| Fee Schedule | Avoid Hot Shots |
| A Snake Is A Snake Is ... | Proper Record Keeping |
| Keep A Good Detective Happy | Help Your Detective |
| Stay Alert | Detective Communication Notes |
| Opposition’s Detective | Detective Communication Notes |
| Are You Being Watched? | Research Opposition’s Detective |
| Example #1 | Investigator Assignment Form |
| Detective Report Example #1 | Final Report |
| Assignment Example #2 | Investigator Assignment Form |
| Detective Report Example #2 | Final Report |
| Assignment Example #3 | Investigator Assignment Form |
| Discovery Bonus In Detective Report | Assignment Example #3 |
| Investigator Assignment Form | Detective Report Example #3 |
| Final Report | Confidentiality - Detective |
| Sex and Your Detective | When Your Detective Turns Into An Outlaw |
Chapter: 10 Evaluations for Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Purpose for an Evaluation |
| Types of Evaluations | Who and Why are Evaluators Used? |
| Best Attitude with the Evaluator | Before you see the Evaluator |
| Facing the Other Parent | To Facilitate this Impression |
| When There are Two of You | How Much Weight Do They Carry? |
| Contact Log | Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) |
| Home Study Evaluator Contact Log | What’s Not PAS |
| What is Parent Alienation Syndrome | Other Parent is a Chameleon |
| Harm to the Children | False Accusations of PAS |
| Change Where the Children Live? | What are Evaluators Observing |
| Guidelines for Evaluators | Confidentiality - Evaluator |
| My Actions with My Children | Becoming Aware of My Actions with My Children |
| If You Gotta Go | Make This Easier for Your Children |
| Conciliation Evaluator's Report | Conciliation Services Superior Court Arizona |
| Home Study | What Costs are Involved? |
| Get Ready for the Home Study | The Book of Your Life |
| Letters from Family and Friends | Examples of Letters of Support |
| Letter from a Friend #1 | Letter from Son-in-Law #2 |
| Letter from Mother-in-Law #3 | Letter from Oppositions Co-worker #4 |
| Letter from Friend #5 | Letter from Employee #6 |
| Letter from Employer #7 | Letter from Caregiver #8 |
| Letter from Teacher #9 | Letters of Love |
| Letter to Document Order Violation | Help from Hell |
| What is the Evaluator Looking for? | Before You See the Evaluator |
| Evaluating the Evaluation | Data Submitted to Identify Concerns |
| Example Data To Identify Concerns | Amber’s Homes Since Bobby’s Birth |
| Child’s Hospital Visit List | Hospital List for the First Six Months |
| Report, Example #1 | Condition of Child Report, Example #2 |
| Home Study Example, Report #1 | Eliminate the Trash |
| Flaws in the Process | The Second Home Study |
| Evaluating the Home Study | Filing a Formal Complaint |
Chapter: 11 Experts in Child Custody Cases |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | What is an Expert |
| Kinds of Experts | Qualifications to be an Expert |
| Costs Involved in Using Experts | What Can Experts Do? |
| What Experts Can Not Do | How to Find an Expert |
| What to Look for in Experts | Verification of Expert Witness |
| Over or Under-Exposed | Some Experts are Prostitutes |
| Hiring Your Expert | Tests for Expert Opinion |
| Confidentiality - Expert | Preparing Your Expert for Court |
| Your Expert In Court | Attacking an Expert’s Qualifications |
| Rehabilitating After Cross | Opposition’s Expert |
| Loose Cannon | Deposing Your Opponent's Expert |
| Opponent's Expert in Court | New Stricter Standards for Experts |
Chapter: 12 Psychologists & Tests |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | War of the Minds |
| Who Can Perform Psychological Tests | Check Out the Psychologist |
| Best Attitude with the Psychologist | Before You See the Evaluator |
| Facing the Other Parent | Psychologist Contact Log |
| When There are Two of You | Contact Log with Dr. Stewart |
| Recommendation = Decision | What are they Looking for? |
| Specific Positive Character Traits | Send Up Warning Flags Early |
| The Process of Evaluation | Data Submitted to Identify Your Abilities |
| Data Submitted to Identify Concerns | Many Concerns can be Documented |
| Example Data | Information That Can Be Documented |
| School Year September First & Second Quarter | School Year September Third & Fourth Quarter |
| Will You Take a Drug Test | Drug Tests |
| Random Testing | Court Room Hair Samples |
| Hair Analysis | Urine Analysis |
| False Positives | Retention Times of Drugs in Urine |
| Passive Inhalation | Retention Times of Drugs in Urine |
| Psychological Tests for Adults | Before You See the Psychologist |
| Confidentiality and the Psychologist | Sex and the Psychologist |
| Filing a Formal Complaint | Tests for Children and Adolescents |
| Psychological Evaluation #1 | Psychological Evaluation #2 |
| What to Do about a Bad Evaluation | Evaluating the Psychologist #1 |
| Evaluating the Psychologist | Evaluating the Psychologist Example #1 |
| Filing a Formal Complaint | Evaluating the Psychologist #2 |
Chapter: 13 Children's Perspective |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Child and Parent Match |
| But I Want to Stay with You | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Lift Off |
| Children Who Want to Choose | Children Who Can Not Choose |
| Hearing the Child’s Voice | Affidavit of Preference, Example |
| Choice Of Managing Conservator | Children Want to go Where they are Heard |
| Child’s Realities | Dealing with Your Child's Fears |
| Monsters | Failure |
| Trying | The Future |
| Not Doing the Right Thing | Abandonment |
| Time | Fear |
| Not Being Important | What You Can Do To Help |
| Discipline | Children Learn What They Live |
| That’s Not What I Meant to Say | Styles of Parental Discipline |
| Television | Activities |
| You Are Always On My Mind | Places to Find Activities to Share with Your Children |
| Religion | Division of Church and State |
| Intra-Faith Custody Challenges | Visitation |
| International Travel | Fear of Flying |
| My Children Hate to Go for Visitation | I Don’t Want to Visit You Anymore |
| Whim or Survival | A Phone Call Away |
| Document Now For Later | Parental Alienation Syndrome |
| Alienation Messages | Unconscious Messages |
| Conscious Messages | Combating Parent Alienation Syndrome |
| Children’s Responsibilities | Information Children Should Know |
| Walk the Talk | Help Your Children Be Responsible |
| Seeing Abuse Is Abuse | Move Away |
| No Move Away Provision | Best Interest Move Away |
| Limited Presumption for Move Away | Presumption for Move Away |
| Buying the Pain Away | Too Much Hurt... Accidentally |
| Such Behavior Is Bad Parenting | Guidelines for Interviewing Children |
| Confidentiality - Your Children | Revenge |
| Second-Hand Smoke and Children | Second-Hand Marijuana Smoke |
| Court’s Reaction to Second-Hand Smoke |
Chapter: 14 Lies and Perjury in Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Types of Lies |
| Types of Liars | Some of the Best Reasons not to Lie |
| Conflicting Truths | Exaggerations and Fabrications |
| Portrait of the Liar | When is Someone Lying |
| Lies by Strangers | Lies by Familiars |
| Seeing the Pattern of the Liar | Why Liars Get Caught |
| Liars even Lie to Themselves | Recruiting Troops |
| Defense Against Lies | The Grand Lie |
| Dealing with the Liar | Sue the Liar |
| Using Their Lies against Them | Proof or Poof |
| Impeachment of a Witness | Children and the Liar |
| When Children Lie | Where Do You Fit? |
| Non-Fatal Flaw | Your Lies |
| Cold Turkey Truth | How to Start Repairing the Damage |
| Correcting Old Lies | Identifying the Liar to Others |
| Telling the Awful Truth | Perjury Is Not Prosecuted! |
| Attorneys and Lies | No Lie Double Talk |
| Stress During Custody Compared to Other Stress |
Chapter: 15 Panic Situations in Child Custody |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Learning from the Pain of Others |
| Panic Situations, Examples | # 01 Legal Papers |
| # 02 Misappropriation of Money | # 03 Other Parent Has Moved Child |
| # 04 Phone Harassment at Work | # 05 Bruises on Your Child |
| # 06 Implied Threats | # 07 Accusation of Abuse |
| # 08 Abandonment | # 09 Restriction of Child’s Phone Access |
| # 10 Child Not Available for Pick up | # 11 Public Display of Affection |
| # 12 Interference with Child’s Mail | # 13 Dangerous Living Conditions |
| # 14 Denial of Holiday Visitation | # 15 Phone Calls That Upset the Child |
| # 16 Child In Danger | # 17 Change in Exchange Location |
| # 18 Moving Child without Consent | # 19 Restriction of Time with Child |
| # 20 Other Parent Bad-mouthing You | # 21 Working Things Out, Need Room |
| # 22 Denial of Contact | # 23 Other Parent Costing You Fees |
| # 24 Parental Alienation Syndrome | # 25 Demand for Information |
| # 26 Disneyland Parent | # 27 Denial of Grandparent Visitation |
| # 28 Secret Filing of Court Documents | # 29 Differences in Parenting Style |
| # 30 Conflict during Exchange | # 31 Misuse of Psych Evaluation |
| # 32 Exparte Hearing - Order | # 33 Children Pressuring Parent |
| # 34 No Money, No Help from Attorney | # 35 Other Attorney Costing Money |
| # 36 Grandparents’ Custody Interrupted | # 37 Child’s Affidavit of Preference |
| # 38 Teenager Won’t Go to Visitation | # 39 Attorney Wants to Quit |
| # 40 We Comply, They Don’t | # 41 Accusation of Sexual Abuse |
| # 42 Visitation Home Is Dangerous | # 43 Opposition Won’t Pay |
| # 44 Lied, Forged and Ignored the Court | # 45 Parent Threatens Suicide |
| # 46 Religion as Grounds for Custody | # 47 My Lawyer Really Screwed Me |
| # 48 Won’t Supply Insurance Card | # 49 Volunteer Spy |
| # 50 Relationship With the Judge | # 51 Internet Lurking |
| # 52 Prosecution for Perjury | # 53 Constant Public Harassment |
| # 54 Change of Circumstances | # 55 Lesbian Mom |
| # 56 Ex-Husband Excluded as Guardian | # 57 Credit Report Without Permission |
| # 58 Bio- Dad VS Adoptive Parents | # 59 Step-Mom Wants Custody |
| # 60 Computer Evidence | # 61 EX Won’t Complete Move |
| # 62 Military Non Support | # 63 Unfit Parent |
| # 64 Interfering With Grandparent | # 65 They Searched My House |
| # 66 Confidentiality of Case File | # 67 Fined for Taking Attorney Advice |
| # 68 Opposition Grinding Me Down | # 69 Leaving Country Owes Support |
| Evaluating Your Panic Situation | Your Panic Situation List |
| # ___ Title of Situation | Randall’s Panic Situation List |
| # 01 Interference with Parenting Time | # 02 Forced Mediation |
| # 03 Parental Kidnapping | # 04 False Accusation of Rape |
| # 05 Order To Return Child | # 07 Attorney Wanted to Quit |
Chapter: 16 Abuse, Kidnapping and Allegations |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Abuse |
| Exposure to Abuse and Violence | Allegations |
| Allegation of Abuse | Indications of Negligence or Abuse |
| Children’s Reactions to Abuse | Abuser’s Reaction to Investigation |
| Has Your Child Been Abused? | Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy |
| Preventing False Allegations | If You Are Arrested |
| Dealing with False Allegations | False Allegations Examined |
| Profile Precursors for False Accuser | Post False Accusation Accuser Behavior |
| Children Supporting False Accusations of Abuse | Requesting Supervised Visitation |
| Complying with Supervised Visitation | Supervised Visitation Options |
| Abduction-Resistant Children | Disproving False Accusations |
| Sue for False Accusations | Requesting Supervised Visitation |
| For the other Parent | Supervised Visitation for Yourself |
| Complying with Supervised Visitation | Child in Danger |
| Violence Lethality Assessment | Police |
| Violent Patterns Won’t Change | If You are Forced to Leave |
| Kidnapping | Prevention |
| Profile of the Abductor | Kidnapping Warning Signals |
| Has Your Child Been Kidnapped? | Emotions When Your Child is Kidnapped |
| Abduction Retrieval Questionnaire | Legal Steps to Get Your Child Back |
| People Trail or the Family Tree | The Paper Trail Places to Look |
Chapter: 17 Discovery and Deposition |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Surprise and Ambush |
| I Have to Tell Them What? | Fruit of the Poisonous Tree |
| Interrogatory | Production and Inspection |
| Photographs and Video Tapes | Documents |
| Tape Recorded Conversations | Confidentiality - Documentation |
| Medical Records | First Strike |
| Deposition | Explanation of a Deposition |
| Four Reasons to Depose Someone | Rules of Deposition |
| Costs for Deposition | Best Time to Depose |
| Second Deposition | Prepare for a Deposition |
| The Night Before a Deposition | Deposition First Thing in the Morning |
| Deposition Later in the Day | Your Deposition |
| Psychological and Emotional Preparation | No New News Is Good New |
| Attorney Preparation | Instructions from the Opposition |
| Deposition Instructions | During Your Deposition |
| Facing the Mad Dog Attorney | Check Your Deposition |
| Ending the Deposition | False Documentation |
| Correcting Mistakes on Deposition | Corrigena |
| Who Would You Depose? | Proposed List of People to Depose |
| Deposition Outline Form | Enemy’s Deposition |
| During the Oppositions's Deposition | Check the Oppositions’s Deposition |
| Check the Expert's Deposition | Example of Deposition Indexing |
| Amber Jones Deposition Index of Statements | Your Witnesses’ Deposition |
| Evidence to Disprove Statements | Failure to Comply with Discovery |
Chapter 18: Child Custody Judges |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Perception of Hierarchy in Law |
| Two Levels of Law | Welcome to the Hotel California |
| Getting a Good Judge | Like No Other Law |
| Research Your Judge | Judge Evaluation Form |
| Which Judge is Mine? | Evaluation Form for Judge |
| Who Do You Think You Are Talking to? | Those Who Render Opinions |
| A Judge Should Be Removed When | Ways to Handle a Bad Judge |
| Judges Can Step Down | Whose Custody Case is this Anyway? |
| How Judges Decide | What You Cannot Do with the Judge |
| Your Expectations | Situation # 1 |
| Situation # 2 | Situation # 3 |
| Situation # 4 | Situation # 5 |
| Situation # 6 | Situation # 7 |
| Repercussions | Examples of Judges’ Rulings |
| A Matter of Perception | Judicial Immunity |
| Abuse of Discretion | Filing a Formal Complaint |
| Confidentiality - Judge | Judge’s Ruling on Motion |
| Judge or Jury | Appeal |
Chapter: 19 Child Custody Court |
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| Chapter Table of Contents | Time Line |
| The Ultimate Battlefield | Types of Courts |
| Supreme Court of the United States | U.S. Court of Federal Claims |
| U.S. Court of International Trade | U.S. Armed Forces Court of Appeals |
| Court of Veterans’ Appeals | United States Tax Court |
| U.S Courts of Appeals | Federal Circuit Cour |
| Appellate Court | Superior Court |
| Courts of Limited Special Jurisdiction | Military Court |
| Military Divorce | Tribal Court |
| Types of Cases | Civil Cases |
| Criminal Cases | Administrative Cases |
| Are All Court Appearances Equal? | Pre-trial Conference |
| Court Before Court | Your Case Strategy |
| Court Presentation Outline Form | Non-Issue |
| Your Assignment | Last Review |
| What Is a Witness? | Confidentiality - Witnesses |
| Your Children Testifying in Court | Competence of Child to Testify |
| Helping Your Child Testify | Challenging a Child’s Testimony |
| Fear, Bias, Prejudice or Interest | Anger Against You |
| Content of Child’s Testimony | Visual Impact on the Court |
| Clothes Make the Witness | Major Problem Areas |
| In the Eye of the Beholder | In Court |
| Witnesses’ Demeanor | What a Witness Cannot Do |
| Witness Guide for Answering Questions | Five Days Before Court |
| Prepare for Your Day in Court | The Night Before Court |
| Court First Thing in the Morning | Court Later in the Day |
| Dodging Enemy Fire | Types of Questions |
| Open Questions | Leading Questions |
| Hypothetical Questions | Types of Questioning |
| Direct Examination | Cross Examination |
| Re-Direct | Not Sure! Not Sure? |
| Frontal Assault | Hey, We Are All on the Same Side Here |
| People Who will be Attending the Trial | Your Day In Court. What Will Happen? |
| Examples of Judges’ Rulings | It Ain't Over When It's Over |
| Appeal the Threat | The Appeal Process |
| Should You Worry? | Confidentiality - Court |
