Drug Testing

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I wonder if it is really reasonable for someone to be ordered to have to take regular hair drug testing for admiting in a divorce with child custody that they smoked marijuanna but not on a regular basis, only on occasion (maybe 5 times a year?) and never in front of their children or even while they were at home or if they were they were not awake. The person ordered to be drug tested has never been arrested for possesion, never done any other kinds of drugs or been in any sort of trouble with the law what so ever. The opposing spouse has had a history of arrests (non-felony) admitted to being an alcoholic drinking everyday and also has a history of doing very hard drugs, but yet, they are not ordered to take any drug test! Why would the judge order something like that for someone that has never been in trouble and someone that did not lie on the stand in court? How can one oppose this and get an order to stop the drug testing as it is expensive and makes it difficult to have to pay for this out of pocket with small children in the home that needs to be taken care of and has to do without certian things when it's time for the drug test? Paying for the testing is a hardship since it's $150 each test! Can one get away with paying for a cheaper test without permission from the court? Urine test is $60. Honestly, there is no history of any other drugs and this person has never been in trouble with the law. Also, incase you are wondering, anytime this person did smoke marijuanna, it was a gift from a friend and was never paid for, so no money was taken away from the children.
 
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I can't answer this but courts aren't usually spiteful in the manner you suggest. The only ones who may know why these things were done are the attorneys at court and, of course, the judge who made the decision. I'm not sure how the ex-wife's behavior has anything to do with the fact that the husband has been doing marijuana and apparently around the home. Was there an attorney involved in this case? Does he/she have a comment? If the cost of testing is an issue and there are alternatives, then take a look at the order? Does it require a verifiable test for marijuana or it requires this one specific test? Take a look and see the options. Most importantly, money paid for marijuana is money not going towards the children.
 
There was no "suggestion" on the previous post- this REALLY happened and the court WAS this spiteful! One attorney involved said that after two years worth of drug testing with negative results they can go and request for the testing to end, and also told that the judge could order whatever he wanted. The court orders do specifically state that hair drug testing be done. I just still can not figure out why both parites were not ordered to take the drug testing. Why would the Ex's behavior matter? Because there is a history of methamphetimine use, other HARD DRUGS and heavy drinking, and it is plain HYPOCRISY that BOTH parties were not ordered to drug test. In my opinion, if nothing else, BOTH parties ahould have been ordered to drug test. Could this be a case of the judge being biased, and could this be proven? I wonder about the judge being biased only because the person that does not have to take the drug testing is a child of a very prominant resident of the area and the family has money. Also the attorney that was hired by the family is well known for being VERY expensive. The person ordered to take the drug testing is not from here, and has no popluar family member or any money whatsoever (except the money earned from paychecks and hard work). Everything I stated in my previous post was all true and correct because I really want an answer that will help. There was no money taken away from the children for any recreational marijuanna smoking and if there was, the amount that was smoked probably totaled $10 dollars a year (ten dollars). We are not talking about a heavy pot smoker here. The occasional marijuanna smoking was the only bad thing the opposing spouse was able to bring up in court. There was nothing else that was able to be brought up against this person. This person is very honest, caring and a hard worker that has never been in trouble for anything. The judge stated that if a drug test came up positive, that this person would lose the right to have the children in the home until a negative result. There has been only negative test results. The first test was ordered to be taken within ten days from the court hearing. It was taken the next day with a negative result.

Thank you for your time.
 
I can't answer this but courts aren't usually spiteful in the manner you suggest. The only ones who may know why these things were done are the attorneys at court and, of course, the judge who made the decision. I'm not sure how the ex-wife's behavior has anything to do with the fact that the husband has been doing marijuana and apparently around the home. Was there an attorney involved in this case? Does he/she have a comment? If the cost of testing is an issue and there are alternatives, then take a look at the order? Does it require a verifiable test for marijuana or it requires this one specific test? Take a look and see the options. Most importantly, money paid for marijuana is money not going towards the children.

Twist...answer the questions.

Thanks.
 
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