294 - Being Unprepared Turns Great Dads Into Weekend Visitors

The Divorced Dadvocate: Strategic Defense for Fathers

The Divorced Dadvocate: Strategic Defense for Fathers
294 - Being Unprepared Turns Great Dads Into Weekend Visitors
Feb 09, 2026 Season 6 Episode 294
Jude Sandvall

The most dangerous part of divorce isn’t the courtroom—it’s the quiet hours between filings where patterns form, and evidence takes shape. We unpack why support alone won’t protect your parenting time and show how a command center mindset helps you close the “decision gap” that turns great dads into weekend visitors.

Being unprepared is how great fathers become weekend visitors. Most ground is lost quietly through "drift" and decisions made under pressure. Stop the drift today at TheDivorcedDadvocate.com.

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