Originally Posted by LifeDreamer

Where I live it seems 100% success rate... QUOTE]

Is that kind of like "30% of the time, it works every time?"

I imagine the hardship issue varies from judge to judge. In the case of your friend one judge said your friends wife being pregnant was enough. A judge somewhere else could decide that she wouldn't be the first single mother in America and send him packing.

I've known of a few people that had some pretty tough circumstances that were still ripped away from their family and friends by some hard line dickhead judge. I'd bet a lot depends on the lawyer too.