Behind the Breath: Ensuring Accountability and Integrity in Remote Alcohol Monitoring

FREE 1 hour CLE/CEU Pending

Description:

This CLE course explores the evolving role of remote alcohol monitoring in family law, with a focus on promotion child safety, ensuring accountability, and supporting recovery. Using real-world examples and evidence-based practices, we'll examine how courts and professionals can leverage technology to reduce conflict and enhance transparency in high-conflict custody cases involving alcohol use concerns.

Topics Covered:

• Substance use in custody cases: Prevalence and patterns

• Overview of alcohol testing methods: EtG, urine, transdermal, blood, and remote breathalyzer technology

• Key elements of a court-admissible alcohol monitoring protocol

• Tamper detection, facial recognition, and test integrity safeguards

• Common challenges: Missed tests, manipulations attempts, and coordinated communication

• Drafting effective court orders and parenting plans that incorporate monitoring

• Case studies: High-conflict parenting plans using remote monitoring

• Ethics and privacy considerations in electronic monitoring

• Technology-assisted recovery: Supporting, not punishing, the parent in recovery

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the common challenges courts face when alcohol use is a factor in custody cases and visitation cases.

2. Understand the principles and best practices of remote alcohol monitoring.

3. Recognize the legal implications of admissibility, data integrity, and privacy in alcohol monitoring.

4. Explore how structured monitoring case reduce litigation, improve compliance, and support long-term family outcomes.

   
   

Speaker:

Kevin Dorsey, Manager of Family Law Business Development

Kevin has spent the past decade educating judges, mediators, and mental health practitioners on the tools that can be utilized to improve outcomes in family law cases. He is an in-demand speaker and travels the country attending dozens of continuing legal education conferences and seminars each year. He is a past president of Texas AFCC and currently services on the Texas Board as well as the Louisiana AFCC Board. Kevin graduated from the University of Denver receiving a BA in Music and Political Science.