Who am I & what are my credentials ?            
I am a middle class father who is devoted & dedicated my life to my child. I am a college educated degreed professional and fought for custody while in my later half of my thirties.  I am not employed in any field even remotely related to the legal system or custody. Nor did I have any legal training. My initial introduction to the legal system was during this 'glorious' encounter. Therefore my views, perceptions, and background are not influenced by innumerable custody cases where individuals and the details experienced are lost in the mind numbing volumes of statistics.  My perceptions are not based on an "outsider" viewing  men's custody cases failing nearly 100%.  I therefore am not basing my winning formula on what not to do by the overwhelming failures of most fathers. My perceptions are based on  actually living experiences of success.  I am writing from intimately knowing the struggles, feelings, hardships, and obstacles experienced.  I am an equally matched father who won both sole physical & sole legal custody.

What makes this manuscript different?
Book shelves are full of books (as is the web) with authors who write expertly on winning your custody case.  Some are good, some not.  The question I had for myself was, do any of these experts have the credentials of personally winning themselves?  Or are they merely "outsiders" or observers who are writing about the failures they saw in the court rooms?  Did they base their judgments mostly on what amazingly little they truly see of any particular individual, or what's really been going on in everyday life behind the scenes that leads up to hearings?  It may be likely many authors base much or their "winning formula" findings on seeing men's failures, and what not to do.  When I went through the entire process and sought books on this, I wanted to hear & learn from those who actually did the climbing, clawing, telling me of the obstacles encountered and how they overcame them. I wanted to get a feel for what they felt & experienced; the troubles & hardships, the emotions & stresses to be faced; and how they dealt with it all.  I needed to hear some of the details of what went on behind the scenes that helps lead to victory that the evaluations and  courts never see or hear about. Yes some of my suggestions may be similar overall to others in some respects, but additionally, I'll give insight and knowledge on what's it really like and how to overcame adversity. If you already have another book, this will be a great addition.

 
Was there something wrong with the mother that made it easy
for you to win?
I occasionally get asked this question by others wondering how I won, assuming that traditionally the mother gets custody unless something is terribly wrong with her to make it easy, like drugs, etc. The answer is NO, nothing was terribly wrong with the mother. I won because I was the better alternative to raise our child and skillfully presented the points in a very effective and convincing manner of proving this point. I'll show how to prove this point and counter her attempts to ruin your credibility as the better parent. 


How long ago did you win custody of your child? 
I was awarded sole physical & legal custody in 1999.


Can reading this really make such a difference?         
Yes !  Winning custody isn't just being the better parent.  It is knowing what to do, how to apply that knowledge, how to accentuate your best, find the other's  weaknesses and apply them to "the rules", and putting all the pieces together in the best way like a puzzle.  Knowledge is power.  There is a lot to know and a lot of errors (tactical and otherwise) one can make. This knowledge will help you a lot and make your endeavors easier. This may help you identify with what you may face and what it could feel like to go through it all. This manuscript helps you relate to experiences you will encounter and how I dealt with them successfully.


How many pages does it contain?          
Approximately two hundred and sixty pages formatted to 8.5x11. However when reformatted with larger print and resized to the smaller more traditional dimensions of a book, the page count is comparable to most other literature on the market. 


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Are there guarantees ?    
No. There is no way anyone can guarantee results.  There is only a guarantee that you will receive the manuscript you paid for.  However it would be impossible for me to guarantee success in winning your custody case. There is no guarantee of success or outcome.  There are too many variables and circumstances that greatly affect and determine everyone's outcome.   Although this knowledge should help better your chances, there is no implied warrantee or guarantee regarding this.  Success is solely up to you and your circumstances.
 

Personal Note: I came across a saying I've always remembered and gave me the initial impetus to begin writing this to help other fathers win custody against traditionally stiff odds, I'd like to share it with you :
A woman was walking the beach after a terrible storm. She noticed a young man ahead of her picking up starfish and throwing them into the surf.  When she reached the man, she asked him why he was returning the starfish to the ocean. She asked, "With millions of starfish on the beach, what difference can you make?" The young man smiled at the woman, reached down and picked up a starfish. Throwing it into the sea, he said, "It makes a difference to this one."