Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

How can you prove a lie in a child custody case?

In the state of wshington what would determine a mother not getting temporary or full custody of her children?

I lost our first temporary child custody based on lies from my husband and on behalf of his witness statements, which were few. How can I go about refuting these in the next 90 days? What would constitute a mother losing her position badly enough with out proof, that the Man receives the primary custody of the children until it goes to court for the child custody hearing for the Washingtom


Asked on 2/23/05, 8:34 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

Re: How can you prove a lie in a child custody case?

Proving that somebody presented perjured testimony is the same in any type of case. You have to have enough credible evidence that contradicts the statements. Preferable is documentary evidence i.e. bills, receipts; and testimonial evidence from independent witnesses or witnesesses in official positions (CPS, CASA, Police, GAL, etc.)

As to what would be bad enough to result in a parenting plan that would deviate from joint custody, there are several factors, and which ones were considered is best determined by seeing which were checked on the Temporary Parenting Plan.

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Answered on 2/28/05, 5:21 pm


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