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Quick background, I kept a log on wife's comings and goings for 1 1/2 years from the time my dtr was 1 and the second dtr was on the way. My wife was gambling at casinos, after having lost her money at least 3 times from Commodities Trading. Then I found out about more debts she had incurred which alerted me to check further, then found out that the house had been in foreclosure for 6 months and was scheduled to be auctioned off. Fast forward to now.  She convinced the GAL that her problem was not so bad or long term and that she was done with gambling, went to a family counselor who also believed her (she is very convincing). She now has primary custody and lives in Anacortes; financially I was not able to stay in the area and needed to move in with family in Spokane, have the 2 girls (now 2 and 4 years old) 1 week per month. I am still in touch with some people there who are supportive of me and know she is back to gambling (although she now goes to the casino in Tulallup), and leaves the girls with her now 14 year old son while she is gone. She tells people there that she has a night job, but her car is there at the casino. I hired a PI for 3 days and he verified this information and took pictures (went to the casino around 7, still was not home at 4AM) The half brother is diabetic and the information and pictures from the PI show he does not pay attention to the girls. Also we have been able to verify that her driver's license is suspended from unpaid tickets and have taken pictures of her driving with the kids in the car. I have sent all this information and more to my attorney over there but response is slow I am not sure she has the interest or the time to spend much time on my case. I would like to know if it would be a good idea to have a second lawyer that I can confer with and who is a proven father's right lawyer or if I should try to get more PI information on her or both. I am hoping to get primary custody that allows them to live with me here in Spokane.  I was able to transfer here in my job.