Out lawyered by loaded single child ex wife. I can elaborate with more details if this is even interesting to anyone.

To start - I am a 38 year old male and I am not ashamed to admit that in 2012 at 25 years old I went to a 30 day substance use program, and have been drug free completely since.

As soon as our divorce became contentious, under my own free will - I started going to a family court approved testing center and urine screening every week for a year. Paid out of pocket. I rolled into family court with 47 out of 47 clean drug screen results.

The judge still agreed with her lawyers that the kids shouldn’t be allowed to stay at my house overnight until I had 6 MONTHS OF CLEAN HAIR FOLICLE TESTING. AT MY
EXPENSE.

Which wildly wasn’t a concern until I moved in with my female partner whom I had been dating for 2.5 years by then.

I think like one or two hearings later, that old motherfucker made a joke about how if he wasn’t a judge he’d be on the beach getting stoned now that weed was legal.

I pay 68% of extra curriculars. In addition I pay her 902.00 per week actually which is both alimony and child support.

Woof - It’s been a little while since I’ve typed that anecdote out.