DGC 054 – How Text Messages Can Win or Lose Your Custody Case

About this episode  

In this episode of the Daddy Got Custody Podcast, Fred Campos, @FullCustodyDad and 27-year custody veteran, explains how something as simple as a text message can either strengthen your custody case or quietly damage it.

Fred breaks down the most common texting mistakes fathers make during high-conflict custody disputes, including responding while angry, sending threats or insults, writing long emotional messages, using sarcasm, and taking the bait every time an Ex tries to provoke a reaction. He also explains what better custody communication looks like: brief, factual, polite, child-focused, and written as though a judge may someday read it.

You’ll learn why text messages can become powerful evidence, how patterns of communication can affect credibility, why complete context matters when saving messages, and how co-parenting apps can sometimes help create structure in difficult situations.

Most importantly, this episode is about discipline. Stop texting your Ex like you are talking to your Ex. Start texting like you are talking to the judge.