These aren’t hypotheticals. Real emails. Real custody conflict. Inbox to binder to courtroom...how I read them, how I responded, and how it held up.

Five examples, one bonus. This is for dads who’ve read the sidebar, built frame, and still ended up in family court wondering why none of it translated. It’s not about being right...it’s about being prepared.

And yeah…she didn’t change overnight. You just weren’t paying attention to the paperwork...

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