Practicing civil & criminal law in state & federal courts since 1989
Attorney Arlaine Rockey represents clients throughout North Carolina and Florida, as well as in all other states with local co-counsel. Ms. Rockey handles complicated child custody cases for protective parents, as well as other civil and criminal trial court cases. Ms. Rockey brings extensive experience, knowledge and professionalism to every case tailored to your individual needs and concerns. Ms. Rockey has been practicing nationally since 2002. Read her free legal advice articles and learn about her in-depth consultations. Ms Rockey was counsel for 86 Amici Curiae in a federal #ERA case. See more info.
Legal Advice for Protective Parents in Custody Cases:
Protecting your Child from Abuse
If you want Ms. Rockey to consider taking your case, use the Consultation Request form here with a summary of your case, the state and county where it is located, and your contact information. See more about the types of cases I handle below my photo. You can read about my Experience and see my resume here.
LEGAL CASE CONSULTANT
I provide LEGAL CASE CONSULTANT services, throughout the case, to attorneys trying to prove child abuse for the #ProtectiveParent #PP (usually the mother) to protect the children from child physical abuse #CA, child sexual abuse #CSA, or domestic violence #DV (living in a family where there is DV against the mother frequently can equate to child emotional abuse and can have lifelong negative effects on them).
Most family law attorneys don’t understand the detailed nuances of how to prove child abuse, what specific kinds of evidence to use, how to discern the best evidence, how to use evidence rules to prove abuse, particularly child sexual abuse CSA, or DV. There are a lot of coercive control issues, some mental health, substance abuse, or sexual assaults against the protective parent, and I am able to level up attorneys to understand how to navigate the minefield, what types of things a protective parent can do during the case to help and not hurt their cases and how to take prophylactic measures to prevent typical missteps that can sink a case. There are also tricky strategy issues, because usually the perpetrator slams back with predictable allegations against the protective parent of “coaching” the children to make up abuse allegations, of making up or confabulating the alleged acts against the perpetrator just to “alienate” the perpetrator from the children [“parental alienation”], or of falsely claiming the protective parent has serious mental health disorders as a way to discredit the PP’s credibility.
There are frequently Child Protective Services #CPS involved, and all of this is important to the legal case. Read my article above, “Protecting Your Child from Abuse” for more about the complicated strategy issues and the minefields to avoid. It has been statistically proven that mothers, who make allegations of DV, CA and especially CSA, have a higher risk of losing custody, sometimes ending up with severely restricted visitation and of even being accused criminally of making false charges of child abuse or in CPS Juvenile Court of emotionally abusing their children. These are high risk cases for the protective parent, but even more high risk for your children if you do nothing or have an attorney acting without extensive experience or an experienced legal guide.
My over 35 years of experience dealing with these issues, over 23 years nationally, can make the difference to obtain a successful outcome. I am licensed in NC and FL and have represented protective parents, pro hac vice, in many states. I also have 25 years of experience with written appellate and amicus briefs on these and other matters in cases in state and federal appellate courts in four states and the United States Supreme Court. I am always thinking of how to work at the trial level to get the best outcome if an appeal occurs.
The earlier your attorney gets me involved as your legal case consultant, the better outcome you may potentially have for you and your children. Many attorneys, while versed in domestic law, would be able to represent you much better with my legal counsel. I would prefer to hear from your attorney and you and to have a joint consultation with both of you for expediency. I am moving my practice towards acting as a Legal Case Consultant full time. Please let your attorney know that you want them to or you want to inquire about my Legal Case Consultant services. Send them my website and email. I will email your attorney (and you, if you fill out the consultation form with your attorney’s permission) back with more information. I would be happy to help you have an opportunity to protect your children or get them back!
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Contact
➤ LOCATION
678 Roberts Hill Rd. Marshall, NC 28753
➤ CONTACT
AttorneyRockey@gmail.com
Cell (828) 279-6735
Fax (888) 830-3803
➤ website
www.ArlaineRockey.com
➤ Bluesky
@ArlaineRockey.Bsky.Social
Areas of Practice
CHILD CUSTODY
Ms. Rockey has represented hundreds of parents, grandparents, step-parents and other relatives in visitation and custody cases. Ms. Rockey focuses on complex custody cases, including issues of:
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
LGBT
Read more about Protecting Your Child in a custody case here. If you want Ms. Rockey to consider representing you or being a LEGAL CASE CONSULTANT in your case, send her an email with the form on the Contact & Consultation page here.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION
Ms. Rockey has represented hundreds of battered women. In NC, you can apply for an emergency Domestic Violence Protective Order, pursuant to NCGS Ch. 50B (“DVPO” or a “50B”), any time on your own at the Clerk of Superior Court’s office or after hours, at the Magistrate’s office. You can contact the local battered women’s shelter for counseling, safety planning or an emergency and safe place for you and your children to stay. Ms. Rockey can help you file your case, or take the case after you file it, to represent you at the “10 day” hearing (the trial). If you want Ms. Rockey to consider representing you or being a LEGAL CASE CONSULTANT in your case, send her an email with the form on the Contact & Consultation page here.
DSS/CPS CASES
Ms. Rockey has represented hundreds of parents in Department of Social Services (“DSS”)/ Child Protective Services (“CPS”) abuse, neglect, dependency, and termination of parental rights cases in Juvenile Court. If you have been contacted by DSS / CPS, you need to talk to a lawyer immediately. The sooner you get legal advice, the better the chance that you can prevent your children from being placed in foster care. If your children have been placed in foster care, you need a lawyer to represent you who has experience dealing with DSS / CPS to help you do the right things as soon as possible. If you fail to meet the requirements set by DSS / CPS and the Court, the end result will likely be that you will either have your parental rights terminated (so that your children can be adopted) or your children will be placed in the permanent guardianship or custody of someone else (possibly a relative). If you want Ms. Rockey to consider representing you or being a LEGAL CASE CONSULTANT in your case, send her an email with the form on the Contact & Consultation page here.