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What To Do If You're Accused Of Drinking During Divorce?

19 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, Amber Hollingsworth advises individuals facing accusations of alcohol use during divorce or custody disputes to begin using Soberlink alcohol monitoring immediately, even before any court order. By establishing a documented record of 30‑60 days of sobriety, the accused can demonstrate credibility and undermine the accuser’s claim of alcoholism when the case reaches court. The conversation also highlights that the concerned parent benefits from Soberlink’s reliable testing, as it provides continuous proof that the child’s custodial time will be with a sober caregiver, thereby reassuring the court about child safety. Overall, the advice frames proactive Soberlink monitoring as a strategic tool for both protecting oneself legally and ensuring the other party’s confidence in custody arrangements.

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So if you're the person who has the alcohol problem, you would advise go ahead and start doing Soberlink because this is how you can protect yourself and prove your case.
So I do it even when I know that person's not an alcoholic, but I know that the accusation is going to come is, hey, she's going to accuse you of drinking. Start the Soberlink stuff now. And then by the time she actually gets to court, you're going to show 30 days, 60 days of sobriety. The court's not going to find her as credible in making the claim that you are an alcoholic because you've just done a month or 2 of being sober before the court made any order or asked you to do anything. And then kind of on the flip side of that, I think it's good for the party who's concerned that person's using Soberlink because they know that it's a valid testing. They know that their kids are going to be with a sober individual when it's their custody time, and they have proof and evidence of it on a regular basis.