Sorry it has taken this long to get to updating you all. I have been celebrating our victory!!!
Let me explain.........................
As most of you know, the lawyer of my x mother in law required us to come to court today. Well, my x got a phone call today by the lawyer's assistant stating we didn't have to show in court today cause they wouldn't be pursuing the temp orders, and moved for a motion of withdrawal.
Well, we don't have a lawyer yet, so we saw it best to show up in court anyways, just in case.
GOOD THING WE DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The lawyer and my X MIL didn't show, and me, my x , and his new girlfriend were in court.
The judge called our case out loud, and my x stated our divorce wasn't contested and the opposing party wasn't present. So, the judge looked confused and asked us to stay and would address us later. So, we stayed.
After several other cases were handled, the judge recalled us to the bench. She asked us why we were there if the opposing party wasn't. So, we produced her a certified letter stating we were supposed to be there, even though we didn't have counsel.
After reviewing the document, she recalled a phone call by my x mother in law's lawyer.
She excused herself to her chambers to make a phone call, then recalled us to her bench.
She asked us why we were there, when we explained it was by no means our reasons, and with the Family Court Services Report in her hand, she looked even MORE CONFUSED. So, she told us to follow her!!>>>>>>> IN THE JUDGES CHAMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO, to make the long story short, me and my x got to say our piece to the judge as to why we feel the way we do and the reason for our divorce being PUSHED through was of no reason of ours. The best interest of our child should be IN OUR HANDS, and with the report, it was obvious as to why.
The judge called the opposing lawyer and asked why he wasn't there cause there were no papers stating a withdrawel, only a phone call that we didn't deny, but was given the morning of us to be in court!!!!
SOOOOOOOOOOOO, the judge wasn't happy and accused him(the lawyer) of bulling us!! She told him in legal terms that she hoped this wasn't his intention, cause she wouldn't stand for it :).
After a few words on the phone (speaker), the lawyer said he had advised his client (my x mother in law) to RE THINK HER COURSE OF ACTION!!!
After hanging up the phone with my x mother in law's lawyer, the judge gave us legal advice, even though she isn't supposed to ( I had earlier noticed she had two young children of her own), she told us the judge--if it wasn't her(it could be another judge in the same court, there are at least two), that they would rule IN OUR FAVOR, so to get a lawyer to talk the "law talk" and to get what we should get and have a right to get, which is to not have anyone interfere with our judgement on who my son should and SHOULDN'T SEE!!!
BIG VICTORY TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The judge we talked to was so kind and understanding, although she couldn't rule at this moment in OUR FAVOR, if she could, she would have.
SO, WE ARE CELEBRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*DRINKS ON THE HOUSE*
LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for supporting me, and now I will see my x mother in law come the middle of March, if her OWN lawyer doesn't DROP THE CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will keep you updated.........................Thanx again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesika