i have done 3 readings for my husband surrounding his custody case for his son(we have custody now, mom wants him back) all the outcomes are very similar and fairly negative how best can we deal with and learn from the info we have received
the question was: what will be the outcome of this case?
i used basic 7 layout on all 3

first reading done last night by myself(husband didnt know)
1. world reversed
2. queen of swords i think this is me
3. 10 of swords reversed
4. lovers(hard to believe this is us?)
5. king of swords maybe him?
6. temperence reversed
7. 5 of swords reversed

2nd reading
my husband asked ?, shuffled and cut, but i didnt realize that 2 cards were in my bag til after the reading
1. 9 of pent.
2. 2 of pent
3. king of swords reversed
4. 4 of pent. reversed
5. 2 of wands reversed
6. justice
7. hermit

3rd reading husband asked question shuffled and cut (the whole deck this time:))
1. 8 of wands
2. ace of coins
3. death
4. judgement
5. world reversed
6. 8 of swords
7. 5 of swords

i know this is alot of ****, sorry, any help would be great

Can i say, first way too many readings but i understand what happened (not that you need me to understand).    Secondly, never do a reading for someone without their permission! it's a no no.  if the cards work like we believe them to do then it would be an invasion of privacy. (okay, sorry! i'm getting a little of topic i just thought i throw that out there)  although the hubby didn't seem to mind so no harm!    

i do not know the spread you used so i don't know what the cards placements mean. plus you asked a yes or no question, which tarot is not the place for those type of answers because emotions, actions etc change the outcome at any given moment.  btw, which Tarot cards are you using?

interesting thought though "will tarot cards work if cards are missing?" (i am going to ask that question in the Tarot forum and see what answers we get)

anyway,  you can make sure all your cards are in the deck, smudge them (anything to clear negative energy that you use or believe in) then do the spread again but this time ask a question that will lead you to the goal you wish to have.  ex: what are the pitfalls of the case did i need to look out for.  What can i do to help the outcome of the case?  what can i do within myself to help the outcome.  btw, this is not legal advice, make sure you are talking to a lawyer about legal matters.  what i am saying use the tarot to set your mind on your goals and get those goals into thoughts and thoughts into positive actions.
i hoped i helped and if you got anymore question just post them!

good luck

although i may have asked the question in a incorrect way, i believe that the theme of the readings remain constant throughout the 3, i dont believe that that is a coincidence, so i have to believe these readings are answering my question, but i guess from me being a newbie at tarot i would rather believe i am not interpreting the cards correctly, does this make sense to anyone? it barely makes sense to me

May I ask which cards were left in the bag?

it was a page of wands and i didnt look at the other
cascade, if you got 3 similar readings about a certain event that was very important to you, what would you do to change it ,or can you change it, or should i not even worry about it(hard to do) or can i interpret the cards differently or am i interpreting the  cards wrong
what is your interpretation of the world reversed?
i like to think of it as your world turned upside down