Drug and alcohol testing for family court and beyond

Choose the right test

Test	What it shows	Often used for
Urine drug test	Recent use, about 1 to 4 days for most drugs (longer for regular marijuana use)	Custody hearings, pretrial and random testing
Hair drug test	A pattern of use over roughly the last 90 days	Custody evaluations, history of use
Nail drug test	Use over a longer window, when there isn’t enough hair	Custody cases where hair isn’t available
EtG alcohol test (urine)	Drinking in about the last 1 to 3 days	Sobriety conditions, visitation
PEth alcohol test (blood)	Drinking over about the last 2 to 4 weeks	Showing a pattern of heavy or regular drinking

Not sure which test fits your case? Call us and we’ll help you match the test to the court’s order.

How collection works

• The person brings a government photo ID and is identified by the collector
• Samples are sealed and signed for under chain of custody, then sent to an accredited laboratory
• Observed urine collections are available when a court requires them
• Results go to the ordering firm only, through the attorney portal

Ongoing and random testing

Many custody and pretrial orders require testing on a schedule, or at random, over weeks or months. Order “Ongoing or random testing” and tell us the court’s requirements in the notes. We notify the person each time a test is due and post every result to the same case in your portal.

Detection windows are typical ranges. They vary with the substance, how much and how often it was used, and the person.