Represented Mother in Spotsylvania Visitation Case
Jun 07, 2023OUTCOME: Ruling in Favor of Mother
Ms. Aguirre represented the Mother in a contested visitation matter where the Father was seeking to remove supervision for his visits. At trial, the Father testified that he had successfully completed ... rehab, been sober for one year, addressed his mental health, and was now in a position to have unsupervised visits with an expanded schedule. He also claimed that the Mother unreasonably withheld visitation. On cross-examination, Ms. Aguirre was able to get Father to admit that he only began counseling shortly before trial, had not complied with the rehab facility’s discharge recommendations, had moved eight times in four years, and did not currently have stable housing. Ms. Aguirre also confronted the Father with communications between the parties where Mother offered to transport the Father to and from his visitation, and had also paid for rideshares to facilitate his visits. The court agreed with the Mother that continued supervision was in the child’s best interests, and also ordered Father to continue in counseling and psychiatric services and follow all recommendations. Ms. Aguirre continued to advocate for the Mother throughout Father’s appeal, which he subsequently withdrew.
