New Test Disproving False Accusations of Alcohol Abuse in Snohomish County Custody Disputes

Divorcing parents often wrongfully accuse each other of alcohol abuse to gain child custody. Until recently there wasn't much the wrongfully accused spouse could do to clear his or her name. The lying spouse would say the drinking occurred behind the former family's closed doors, so there wouldn't be any third-party witnesses to deny the accusations of problem drinking. Clean urine test results were also of relatively little evidentiary value to the accused, because the results only showed a few days' history at most. Worst of all, when in doubt local courts sometimes awarded custody to wrongful accusers rather than risk placing children with potential alcoholics.

Thankfully at least a few Snohomish County divorce and custody lawyers are changing the outcome of the custody battles with a somewhat new test--the EtG/EtS (hereafter "EtG") hair alcohol test. The EtG hair test tends to show whether the test subject has been significantly intoxicated within the previous 90 days. The look-back period of 90 days is long enough to cast serious doubt on unfounded allegations.

Also good news, Snohomish County is gaining familiarity with the EtG hair test, and local courts often accept EtG hair results into evidence despite the test's newness. If you've been wrongfully accused of problem drinking in your Snohomish County custody battle, you probably want to consider submitting to this test.