Originally Posted by
wanttobehealthy 
For ex/ I have the recent arrest and am under scrutiny for the next 6 months for it. If he decides to counter complain to child protective services (even if it's a lie) that WILL be on the radar of the court and could impact my tenuous ability to have it all dismissed....
Honestly the court will be looking for reasons to keep the girls with the sane, non-drunk parent. Even if you did lose your S and get arrested, the court will be eager to get down on paper all the reasons that's in the past and won't happen with you again. So you can help them out by documenting all the ways your life has now changed, all the resources you have in place, the groups you attend, your support network, etc. I guarantee the judge would love to grant full custody to you, so long as they can back up that order with enough evidence.