Legal Question in Family Law in California

Custody Case That Does Not Seem To End

We, myself and my granson's biological mother, have been in and out of court over a period of 6 months on a custody case. She wants custody of her son - she is employed, married and a good citizen and member of her community. My grandson's father a) was in prison for drug use, possession, transporting, and dealing; b) was recently arrested for possession of drug paraphanalia (while with my grandson); c) has no job (and has never), telephone, car or stable place to live; d) failed a drug test during these proceedings and altered the test (we had the doctor subpoenaded (sp ?) and the judge is still deliberating who should have primary custody. The only issues that are not in our favor is he's living and has lived with a step grandfather for the past 8 years and nothing has happened to him so far. What does it take to conclude this matter! The mother has spent thousands of dollars so far and it looks like it will be considerably more in spite of all the evidence we produced. Our present attorney is incompetent based on all the errors that she has made and admitted to. What should we do now?


Asked on 12/10/03, 5:00 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
H.M. Torrey The Law Offices of H.M. Torrey

Re: Custody Case That Does Not Seem To End

from the facts given thus far, the case seems fairly straightforward and should NOT be costing anyone endless thousands of dollars to get it resolved fairly swiftly. it sounds that the current attorney handling the case should be replaced asap if they are making mistakes and costing you thousands of dollars in the meantime. if you would like a free phone consultation regarding these unfortunate matters, email us directly with your contact information to discuss FAR better options today.

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Answered on 12/10/03, 5:10 pm
PATRICK MCCRARY PATRICK MCCRARY

Re: Custody Case That Does Not Seem To End

Custody cases can never be deemed simple, without a full knowledge of the facts. From the facts that you have given, this is not an easy case. I would suggest that if you have lost faith in your attorney you seek advice from an attorney who has handled at least 100 contested custody hearings. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

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Answered on 12/10/03, 6:23 pm


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