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DRUG TESTING IN FAMILY LAW MATTERS

By Walin & Klarich

It is not uncommon for parties in a family law case to allege drug use and drug abuse against the other parent in custody disputes. The most common methods used today to determine if someone is ?dirty? or has used illegal drugs recently is the use of the hair follicle test and the urine test. The hair follicle drug test can trace the use of illegal drugs over the past several months, while the urine drug test can detect only certain illegal substances and can only be traceable back to several weeks. Presently, the family law courts are mandated by Federal Mandatory Guidelines when it comes to ordering testing for illegal substances. In other words, the courts have to use the least intrusive method of drug testing which is presently the urine drug test...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on June 05, 2008 (boomark / email).