Family Case Checker — Free Legal Case Red Flag Checker

Answer 8 questions about your custody, support, or divorce case and see which issues are worth a closer look — order violations, hidden income, alienation patterns, and more.

This tool is free and requires no account. Answer each question Yes or No — the tool flags which answers indicate a potential issue and explains why it matters.

Family Case Checker — 8 Screening Questions

  1. [Order Violations] Does the other parent block, cancel, or interfere with your court-ordered parenting time? Repeated cancellations, late exchanges, or refusing make-up time.

    Why it matters: Repeated interference with court-ordered time can support a contempt or enforcement motion — but only if each incident is documented.

  2. [Alienation Indicators] Has your child suddenly refused contact or started repeating adult phrases about you? Unexplained rejection, adult vocabulary about the case, or being made a 'messenger.'

    Why it matters: Courts recognize patterns of alienating behavior. Specific, dated examples matter far more than general complaints.

  3. [Financial Disclosure] Do the other party's financial disclosures match their actual lifestyle and spending? New purchases, cash income, or business perks that don't appear on their financial affidavit.

    Why it matters: Support and property division depend on complete income disclosure. A lifestyle-versus-affidavit gap is a recognized basis for discovery.

  4. [Contradictions] Do the other parent's texts or emails contradict what they've told the court? Messages that conflict with sworn statements, affidavits, or testimony.

    Why it matters: Written communications that contradict sworn statements are powerful credibility evidence — if you can point to the exact message and date.

  5. [Support Accuracy] Is child support based on complete, current income information from both sides? Recent pay stubs, tax returns, bonuses, and side income all counted.

    Why it matters: Support calculated on stale or partial income can often be modified. The guideline number is only as good as the inputs.

  6. [Evidence Gaps] Do you keep organized records of exchanges, incidents, and communications? Texts, emails, parenting-app logs, and a dated incident journal.

    Why it matters: Family cases are won on documentation. Undocumented incidents are nearly impossible to prove months later.

  7. [Order Violations] Have court orders in your case been violated more than once without consequence? Support arrears, ignored exchange terms, or unilateral decisions on school or medical care.

    Why it matters: A pattern of violations — logged with dates and proof — is what turns frustration into an enforceable contempt motion.

  8. [Contradictions] Were there agreements the other party made and later denied in writing? Agreed schedule changes, expense splits, or promises later disavowed.

    Why it matters: Reversals in writing undermine credibility and can matter in disputes over what was actually agreed.

What to Do With Your Results

Each flagged answer represents a potential gap or vulnerability in your case. Justice222 provides AI-powered tools to analyze these issues in depth — from contradiction detection to motion generation — after you upload your case documents.