Today I won my first case and helped a parent, after a multi-year battle, get custody of his child! IMMYear!
Submitted by: One happy Lawyer, One Happier Parent!
One happy Lawyer, One Happier Parent!
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Congratulations!
As a father who lost his children… I wish I had you represent me!
Congrats! And to the father too. A friend of mine is trying to get custody of his daughter but apparently it’s almost impossible to get a kid away from the mother in our state.
Woohoo!! I think it’s sad that so many fathers are automatically either denied custody entirely or given lesser custody just because of our country’s stereotypes, even if they are the better parent. Good for you to help him take care of his child!
Awesome win! Keep up the good work. There are some dads who really need custody! And I am a mom of two with an awesome dad in their lives….kids need their dads!
And apparently your kids have an awesome mom too, since it takes both of you to get along and raise your kids together even if you don’t want to be together yourselves. Kudos. :^D
First time all year, huh? Congratulations.
I assumed OP meant: his/her first case after he/she started working as a lawyer!
Made your year, Probably made the parent’s LIFE!
and the kid’s too
BTW why are so many people specifically responding that he helped the father? Only thing I see in the original post is “helped a parent”. Either way I do think it’s wrong when someones traditional gender role is put above what is best for the child
because he said “get custody of HIS child.”
“helped a parent… get custody of his child”
*His* child. That’s where we get the ‘father’ thing from.
Congrats on your win! And even bigger congrats on your awesome skills at helping make the right thing happen! Too many attorneys forget why they got into the biz in the first place. You just got a kick-ass reminder!
Wow, this just made me smile! As the daughter of two parents who have spent years in and out of the courtroom for various custody battles, I can say that not only is it great for you and the father you were representing, it’s great for the kid, too. Life can be a lot calmer when your parents aren’t stressing about court.
Congrats, it MMD to read it. The first of many such successes. :^D
That’s awesome! As a father going through this right now, I hope that I can get a win as well.
The laws of most states, unfortunately, seem to make cases like this always the man’s fault regardless of other issues at play. I know my friend here at work was soooo happy to find out his wife cheated on him, because it was the only way he could leave her without her taking him for everything he had.
Yeah but the bottom line is giving one child to a parent is taking a child away from another. Parents should stay together wherever possible. Children should not pay for the mistakes of their parents.
-Lost two daughters to a psycho ex wife.
I’m so sorry.
Congrats on helping win the fight against Malicious Mother Syndrome. (It’s real; look it up!)
Surf Wisely!
And lest I be branded a misogynist, I figure any lawyer who’s posting on IMMD is probably one of the rare, ethical lawyers.
Congratulations!!!! It’s a great feeling, isn’t it? Remember it when you’re stuck trying to figure out ways to get things for your clients that aren’t going to make you feel so good…
Way to GO!
I don’t know, you are all assuming that this was the “right” parent what if the other is right (that is not to say that I think that mothers are automatically the best parent, they can be bs just as easily; i just would want more specifics before saying that it was best for the kid), and I think that it is bull that it takes both parents to raise a kid right, one good parent is enough, especially when the alternative is worse. However, as for the OP, congrats, it is always nice to be validated in such a way. Way to go!
Good point.
Under the laws of most western countries the male parent has a huge uphill climb to get custody of a child in the event of a divorce. If this lawyer managed to get custody for the male parent, then one can be fairly certain that the father was not only the better parent, but probably was the better parent by a huge long shot.
Here is an example: My brother was not able to get custody of his children even after proving in court that his ex-wife was addicted to crack cocaine. I blame his lawyer because even in the state that he lives that should have been enough to win it, but the fact that it still required a competent lawyer in order to have a chance to win custody in that case goes a long way to show how biased the laws are towards the female parent.
Congrats and keep up the good work!!! Hopefully my brother’s lawyer is as successful!
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Man, I wish you could help ME too.
I’ve been fighting for my daughter for three years with no representation and I’m her MOTHER.
Congrats on the win.
Outstanding!
CONGRATULATIONS! And yay, too, for the father who cared so much about his child!
Aww, Congrats! Though at first I was both confused and weirded out because I misread Parent as Pervert. =\
nice!