Beyond the Recording: When Evidence Backfires
Parents recording their children to gather evidence for family court cases can be problematic, potentially backfiring legally and causing psychological harm to children caught in the middle of custody battles. The hosts examine when documentation helps versus when it makes a parent look unreasonable to judges who regularly see severe cases of abuse and neglect.
• Photos of minor injuries like bruises from normal childhood activities often appear trivial to judges
• Children may sense parental reactions and say what they think parents want to hear
• Recording without a child's knowledge can…
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