Abuse investigations - family law

CHILD ABUSE

 Abuse is found in the poorest to the wealthiest of homes. It can be neglect, phycological abuse, 

physical abuse from excessive corporal punishments, shaken 

baby, sexual abuse and trafficking.

The abuser can be a parent, boyfriend or girlfriend of a parent, babysitter/nanny, care giver, coach, relative, or a stranger.  

Investigators are used in this type of investigation to gather proof for court, or for your own information. 

Case History 2018 child neglect

We investigated a mother addicted to meth living with her two children in an apartment complex in Mesa. The last few times the clients' children were dropped off for visitation they were dirty and hungry. Through our investigation we found the apartment where they were living and did an undercover wellness check. We found an eviction notice posted for the following week, no lights on in the apartment, and what appeared to be many people.  A group of children from that apartment were outside playing and complaining of being hungry and there being no food in the refrigerator. We found the electricity and water had been of for days. Mesa PD was called with the father's permission for a wellness check of his two children. They found eight adults and 13 children living in this two-bedroom apartment. Drug paraphernalia all about.  In the refrigerator they found two pieces of 1/2 eaten pizza, empty milk carton, lots of beer, and mustard in the refrigerator. The father filed an emergency action and got temporary custody of his two- and four-year-old.  

HELP LINKS

Know and Tell training 

AZ Emergency Child Shelters

Child Help

AZ DCS

ADDICTION

It does not matter if someone is addicted to legal or illegal drugs, is a teenager or an adult, they are still in the same boat and need help.  No one plans on becoming an addict.  

Without proof they will lie and not admit to you or themselves that they use or have a problem. 

If you suspect your partner or teen of having an addiction problem, we can help you by getting you the proof to confront them, do an intervention, or provide the documentation needed for your divorce or custody case.

We discreetly investigate to find proof and document it. We can even help your recovery team in getting them to a facility. 

Mental health issues from ADD, depression, to schizophrenia may be an underlying cause of drug abuse. Self-medicating to feel normal. 

This self-treatment may work temporarily, but they can become addicted and the more they use, it can lead to declining mental health, physical health problems, criminal behavior, and even death. 

Once someone has no resource to get prescription drugs and decide to seek a replacement on the street, they are now dealing with criminals, that put them and you at risk.  It also puts them at a greater risk of overdose because the amount of the key drug elements and unapproved fillers are not regulated or in even amounts in each pill, powder, or liquid.

Younger children are being enticed by drugs designed to look like candy in bright colors and many have died.

Substance Abuse from:

• prescription drugs - OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Adderall...
• illegal street drugs like - heroin, fentanyl (blue pills) crack, cocaine, Benzos, GHB, DXM...
• alcohol
• cannabis

If you find a pill or substance you are not sure of, we can secure it and test it for identification. 

If you or loved one is arrested and facing charges. We can help in your criminal defense and mitigation for reduced sentencing. 

Resources:

Common drug paraphernalia link

Al Anon family support

AA - Alcoholics Anonymous 

 In 2022, from the (CDC), close to 83,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the United States, the majority from fentanyl.

Read more from Yale medical.  

Domestic abuse is the most common crime that is not reported.  You are not alone.

The vicious cycle of 

domestic abuse: 

This type of behavior is a pattern, and you are probably not the first. 

• SEPARATION: support from family and friends are cut off. You have no one to confide in. From the outside everyone thinks they are the greatest. 
• VERBAL ABUSE: make you feel like you are always wrong or not worth anything. Not attractive... 
• CONTROL: use leverage like you are a bad parent, if you leave you will never see your kids again, or if you leave you leave with nothing. You realize they control all money, jewelry locked up to keep it safe, assets not in your name... No cash to get help.
• DEFLECTING: make you feel it was your fault they lost control by restraining you or being physical. 
• MAKE-UP: when they know they may be in risk of you leaving or law enforcement contact for what they did they make up and promise NEVER TO DO IT AGAIN. 
• GUILT YOU - you love them and would not want to ruin their life by prosecuting. 
• Honeymoon: win you back by being affectionate like when you first met, great sex.
• Things go back to normal until the next time.

If you are ready to leave, do it.

If you are not ready and need proof for court or for your own decision making, we can help. CALL. 

We will find proof of past behavior, past police history, past relationships, so you can see it is not you that has the problem.

We also have resources to shelters, counseling, and family law divorce attorneys.