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How addiction history becomes ammunition in family court

My ex-husband is trying to get full custody of our kids using my addiction history from four years ago when I am clearly stable now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Legal systems can weaponize past struggles in ways that punish recovery progress and threaten family bonds.

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