Failed drug test?

[escape2paradise]

the problem with forced rehab is that many people who go into it because they are court ordered relapse once they are out. With drug abuse he needs to reach his bottom before he will stop. His bottom isn't necessarily the same as what you would consider it to be. You might see losing your son as a reason to straighten out your life while he may not. You may think that losing visitation with his son will clean him up but he may need a lot yet still to reach HIS rock bottom. He could go into an inpatient program for 6 months to a year and come out and still use again if HE is not ready to be there.

You need to make sure that your son is safe when he is with him, that is the best you can do. You can request that the temp visitation schedule be continued, you could even request that it be modified even still.

I have seen it go both ways. My X has been to treatment 4 times and still uses. Each time he went, he checked himself in. On the other hand, my hubby's buddy got a DUI and is in a deferred prosecution program that seems to have woken him up. The one thing the X doesn't do is follow up with treatment once he leaves the inpatient facility. If he were forced to, who knows maybe things would be different.

 

[ray123]

As far as custody, I'm domicile parent and my son visits with his father one night a week and every other weekend. I'm just very concerned with overnight visits because he failed his drug test. The judge probably will not give me full custody but should I at least try for it? Is being domicile just a good? My greatest concern is my son sleeping overnight so should I try and request no overnight visits?

 

[escape2paradise]

As far as custody, I'm domicile parent and my son visits with his father one night a week and every other weekend. I'm just very concerned with overnight visits because he failed his drug test. The judge probably will not give me full custody but should I at least try for it? Is being domicile just a good? My greatest concern is my son sleeping overnight so should I try and request no overnight visits?

I wouldn't try to ask for sole custody based on this. That is just going to make the judge think you don't want dad involved. I would ask that the "no overnights" continue and that dad have to continue to remain clean and take drug tests to work towards the overnight visits. How long the judge will require the tests and no overnights is anyone's guess, it just depends on the judge.