Drug Testing and Custody and Divorce Cases

Children must be protected by their parents from all harm, including exposure to the misuse of alcohol and other legal drugs, and the use of illegal drugs.  If a custody, divorce or parenting-time case involves allegations of drug use, one simple way to start clearing up the facts is to have the parties give a urine sample for a '10-panel' drug screen.  This type of test, performed by a toxicology lab, can provide very-clear evidence of drug use -- and help clear up false allegations.    While alcohol quickly metabolizes and direct evidence is lost, there is a metabolite - a chemical - that will show alcohol consumption for about 80 hours back.  Sometimes, a test on a Monday after a weekend of parenting time can be revealing!

If you have questions about a case involving children, custody, parenting-time  or divorce, please give me a call on my cell # 312-493-4241   7 days/week.

- Kevin J.

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