Father's Rights: The ONE Thing Every Father Fears
In every child custody battle...
In every modification of child support...
In every petition for contempt hearing...
...There is one thing that every father fears: "What if she lies and the Court believes her?"
Many men have the experience of living with someone who lies. A lot. Sometimes it seems like she is incapable of telling the truth ever. And then when she lies to her lawyer, or to your lawyer, what chance does he have in court?
Courts assume that people are telling the truth when they testify. That's why they take an oath before they testify: to impress upon them the consequences of lying. So simply telling the Judge that she's a liar, or having all your friends and relatives tell the Judge about how you can tell she's lying because her lips are moving, won't make the Judge automatically not believe her testimony.
So how do you prove she's lying?
One way is to contradict her testimony. When she says you were yelling and drunk at Thanksgiving dinner, have your witness there to testify that you were sober and she was the one yelling and out of control.
How do you know what she is going to say in court? Take her deposition. This is testimony under oath, but outside the courtroom and before trial. Your lawyer can ask her many questions, and pin down her story. Like the example above. If she says that during the deposition, then now you know who to have testify, to contradict this. And if she doesn't bring it up in the deposition, she cannot spring it on you at trial for the first time.
Liars lie, and you can't stop it. And neither can your lawyer or your Judge. But you can pin down the lie, and know the lie ahead of time, and plan for it. You can turn her lie about you into an ambush for her.
Also, don't forget the following resources for FATHERS:
---I have created a group at Yahoo! called "Dads In Court."
---I have also written a manual: "Aggressive Pleadings For The Non-Custodial Father," which is on special sale.
---I want to write a library of 5 or 6 such books, focusing on how fathers can USE the legal system, instead of being ABUSED by it. I am asking for your suggestions as to what the next book should be:
-Aggressive Discovery For The Non-Custodial Father
-Aggressive Parenting Time For The Non-Custodial Father
-Aggressive Custody Litigation For The Non-Custodial Father
-your suggestion
In every modification of child support...
In every petition for contempt hearing...
...There is one thing that every father fears: "What if she lies and the Court believes her?"
Many men have the experience of living with someone who lies. A lot. Sometimes it seems like she is incapable of telling the truth ever. And then when she lies to her lawyer, or to your lawyer, what chance does he have in court?
Courts assume that people are telling the truth when they testify. That's why they take an oath before they testify: to impress upon them the consequences of lying. So simply telling the Judge that she's a liar, or having all your friends and relatives tell the Judge about how you can tell she's lying because her lips are moving, won't make the Judge automatically not believe her testimony.
So how do you prove she's lying?
One way is to contradict her testimony. When she says you were yelling and drunk at Thanksgiving dinner, have your witness there to testify that you were sober and she was the one yelling and out of control.
How do you know what she is going to say in court? Take her deposition. This is testimony under oath, but outside the courtroom and before trial. Your lawyer can ask her many questions, and pin down her story. Like the example above. If she says that during the deposition, then now you know who to have testify, to contradict this. And if she doesn't bring it up in the deposition, she cannot spring it on you at trial for the first time.
Liars lie, and you can't stop it. And neither can your lawyer or your Judge. But you can pin down the lie, and know the lie ahead of time, and plan for it. You can turn her lie about you into an ambush for her.
Also, don't forget the following resources for FATHERS:
---I have created a group at Yahoo! called "Dads In Court."
---I have also written a manual: "Aggressive Pleadings For The Non-Custodial Father," which is on special sale.
---I want to write a library of 5 or 6 such books, focusing on how fathers can USE the legal system, instead of being ABUSED by it. I am asking for your suggestions as to what the next book should be:
-Aggressive Discovery For The Non-Custodial Father
-Aggressive Parenting Time For The Non-Custodial Father
-Aggressive Custody Litigation For The Non-Custodial Father
-your suggestion
Also, feel free to use the COMMENTS section to suggest helpful links and websites, and law firms or lawyers you may have had a POSITIVE experience with (no NEGATIVE comments, please. We want to ADVANCE the cause, not just vent and bash people).
