When Addiction and Antisocial Behavior Collide in Custody
From It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People by TruStory FM
April 23, 2026 · 36 min · Season 9 · Episode 11
About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of high conflict custody cases involving addiction and antisocial behavior.
High conflict custody cases are hard enough—but when one parent also demonstrates antisocial personality traits alongside addiction and a pattern of long-term deception, standard parenting plans fall short in ways that can leave a child at real risk. Antisocial personality disorder appears in family court more often than most people realize, and it requires a fundamentally different approach to court orders, parenting plans, and relapse planning. Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD, and Megan Hunter, MBA, co-founders of the High Conflict Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona, walk through how to recognize the pattern, what to actually say to a family court judge, and how to build a relapse plan directly into a custody agreement as a court order. They also cover monitoring options, supervised contact, and why no-contact orders should be extremely rare. This is part one of a two-part conversation. It’s All Your Fault is produced by TruStory FM. Full Show Notes & Resources Submit Questions | Full Show Notes | Bookstore | Website Watch this episode on YouTube Important Notice: Our discussions focus on behavioral patterns rather than diagnoses. For specific legal or therapeutic guidance, please…
People in this episode
Host: TruStory FM
Guests: Bill Eddy, Megan Hunter
Topics covered
- high conflict custody
- antisocial personality disorder
- addiction
- parenting plans
- family court
- relapse planning
Keywords
- custody
- antisocial behavior
- addiction
- parenting plans
- family court
- relapse plan
- monitoring options
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: High Conflict Institute
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