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re: Best child custody lawyer in Baton Rouge
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:12 pm to Evil Little Thing
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:12 pm to Evil Little Thing
Kids are 8 and 11. And that’s what I’ve found I’ve had 2 things go to contempt and that’s all they did told her to stop and it’s bull. But you cant put a dollar amount on doing what is right!
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Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:18 pm to IceCase
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Divorce was finalized last year. Wife filed first then fought tooth and nail to make it as long and miserable as possible. Thankfully all that is over. As far as the children, I tried going through a mediator with the hope we could amicably agree to what was best for our children. After we reached an agreement and followed it for 4 months she decided to file for full custody. So we went back to court. I felt like I got shafted by the system. Being that I work shift work she was awarded majority custody and now I only get to see them every other weekend. Per the custody decree I have the right to call and talk to my children once a day however my ex doesn’t answer the calls or text. My current lawyer has told me this isn’t worth taking back to court but I strongly disagree. Not being able to see them every day is bad enough but being denied my right to talk to them, only to have my lawyer tell me “this isn’t worth bringing to court, just keep documentation and try to work it out between each other”. However my ex unreasonable and bitter about the divorce that she initiated and I finished. She has even gone as low as trying to alienate me from my children and has been filling there heads with lies. All I can do is hope they can see through the lies and manipulation.
Damn.
Now I just want her side.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:29 pm to IceCase
Time to get your kids a cell phone even if they are young their own phone you can get in touch with them anytime you want.
I did and it made things much smoother.
I did and it made things much smoother.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:32 pm to IceCase
Ice, I got my balls slammed in the car door because I thought things were fair in EBR…they are not. Looking back I would have been a lot more rational (not that it would have helped). It will drive you insane. For some reason EBR family court doesn’t think fathers love as much as mothers.
I’m sorry to get off topic but I don’t know any lawyers unless you want to pay $350 an hour to keep stupid stuff going for days that would take two rational people 5 minutes to work out.
I truly wish you the best. I know how painful it is.
I’m sorry to get off topic but I don’t know any lawyers unless you want to pay $350 an hour to keep stupid stuff going for days that would take two rational people 5 minutes to work out.
I truly wish you the best. I know how painful it is.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:34 pm to IceCase
quote:uh? frick that guy
I have the right to call and talk to my children once a day however my ex doesn’t answer the calls or text. My current lawyer has told me this isn’t worth taking back to court
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:39 pm to Tvilletiger
After discussing with their mother and her agreeing, I did get them their own phone only to have my 11 year old come running back inside to handing me the phone saying, “mom said we can’t have it”. This is what I’m dealing with.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:45 pm to TT9
quote:*some women
women are some cold pieces of shite.
Remember, dead beat dads are a thing
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:45 pm to IceCase
Unfortunately with your ex, everything has to be in writing. Everything. Follow it to the letter. Don’t let her slide one inch. Eventually she will learn she has to follow it and things will smooth out.
What’s bad is a ton of money will be wasted that could be used for the kids benefit such as future college money etc.
What’s bad is a ton of money will be wasted that could be used for the kids benefit such as future college money etc.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:45 pm to IceCase
You can fight for custody or pay for college. Can't have both.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:58 pm to Rouge
He can assuredly have both on the state of Louisiana. College is not a right.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:58 pm to IceCase
I hate your ex and don’t even know her. Working shift work is tough in this case. Find someone experienced with helping men and fathers. See if you can revisit the custody ruling because of her failure to follow it. Do a lot of your own research. Maybe there are other ways to approach this? For some reason the Father/husband always gets screwed
Btw your lawyer is a lazy a-hole.
Btw your lawyer is a lazy a-hole.
This post was edited on 7/19/25 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:59 pm to IceCase
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My current lawyer has told me this isn’t worth taking back to court but I strongly disagree
I too vehemently disagree.
I don’t know any attorneys in that area, but I know your kids are worth fighting for.
Same happened to a friend of mine. He worked offshore & got to see them the 2 weekends he was home. Not even a full week.
He had dirt on her, he didn't want to use, but when she tried to take his kids away, he had no choice.
He got a new attorney & she told him, "let me work" and man did she ever. He gets them the full 2 weeks he's home and she has to pay him child support.
In my indirect experience, A female divorce attorney, for some reason, gets it done.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:01 pm to IceCase
1. If you are not already using a parenting communication app, start (we used Our Family Wizard)
It's been a while since I went through this, but Brian Prendergrast is good. When I worked for an attorney, she always said if she ever divorced she would use Vince Saffiotti (who is in same firm as Karen Downs).
It's been a while since I went through this, but Brian Prendergrast is good. When I worked for an attorney, she always said if she ever divorced she would use Vince Saffiotti (who is in same firm as Karen Downs).
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:06 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Remember, dead beat dads are a thing
Most aren’t.
Luckily my divorce was very amicable and I’ve always been able to see my kids whenever I want. Hell, I probably see them more than their mom since she got remarried and has a couple step kids. Mine are a bit older now. One in college and another about to start his senior year in HS.
But Ive got a friend now whose ex pulling the same shite the OP is talking about. I won’t pretend to know what happens behind the closed doors of a marriage but I’ve never known this guy to be anything other than a great guy. He always had the kids before the divorce. Took them to all the events and friends cookouts. She rarely showed and was always at a brunch or a girls trip or something. Now she’s doing everything possible to keep him from his kids and it’s killing him.
Frankly the default position should be 50/50 custody if not primary custody to the father in most cases.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:08 pm to Joe12
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1) Karen Downs is a huge POS
I also recommend avoiding this firm, not her specifically but same scenario with one of the other partners. 100% money-motivated.
If I were in your shoes, either look outside baton rouge city itself (way out) or keep doing your part, both legal and moral, it almost always works out in the end. The lost time sucks but it gets better.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:11 pm to HeadCall
quote:not true
Most aren’t.
quote:I agree with this
Frankly the default position should be 50/50 custody
I do think some fathers are treated unfairly - I know my brother was but a lot of the men I know who are divorced are too busy partying to be bothered with their kids because that’s what they were doing during the marriage, too
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:12 pm to ValZacs
lol! I couldn’t help it. High five brother
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:14 pm to IceCase
Went through the same thing 3 years ago. Shift worker that she used it against me. I basically made the decision to leave my job I’d been at for over 15yrs, and get a regular less paying job. That allowed my attorney to fight for joint custody which I was granted, and I do not have to pay child support anymore. It’s basically I pay for everything when they are with me, she pays when they are with her, and we split everything else.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:15 pm to GreenRockTiger
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not true
Yes. It is.
quote:
know my brother was but a lot of the men I know who are divorced are too busy partying to be bothered with their kids because that’s what they were doing during the marriage, too
lol in my experience recently divorced women are the hardest partyers on the planet.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:16 pm to Joe12
High fives all around
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