Jodie Sweetin is under emergency investigation by an Orange County, Calif., family court for substance abuse, PEOPLE confirms.

“It’s primarily alcohol [abuse] but there’s also concern regarding methamphetamines,” Robert Benavente, the lawyer for her estranged husband Cody Herpin, tells PEOPLE.

Sweetin, 26, filed for legal separation from Herpin on Nov. 19, seeking joint custody of their daughter, Zoie, eight months. Papers filed by the Full House star revealed the couple faced myriad financial problems.

Sweetin has since left the couple’s home and is living with her parents with Zoie.

Herpin, 31, responded with his own filing on Dec. 4, seeking sole custody.

Benavente says that Herpin has only had “sporadic” contact with his daughter since the couple’s split.

Sweetin is a recovering meth addict, having publicly acknowledged her two-year battle with the drug.

A lawyer and a rep for Sweetin weren’t immediately available for comment.

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