How well do facebook mesages hold up in a child custody court case?

[secret_asian_man]

Facebook has been used once or twice in court. But in terms of time and place. I believe the case I'm thinking of involved an alibi where a "John is at McDonalds right now!, 3:14pm, oct 3rd" type of post helped him win his case.

Your messages don't mean anything in any way. They are the legal equivalent of "so I says to Martha I says." It was a private conversation, period. What conclusions you drew from it are irrelevant. If you want to win custody there are much more powerful weapons in his past and current conditions that any half-assed, drunken, right out of college, Paralegal's secretary will glom onto immediately.

What will happen will happen, at least on paper, in the best interest of the child; although court doesn't always work like that. Don't spend your days trying to find guilt in every move he makes, you'll make yourself sick.