Frooty, neither of us even got to see the judge. They were in that mediation office the entire time, it was like they were scared to come out. When it came time for me to sign, we took the other mediation office because they refused to be in the same room with me. I was in there by myself, with my attorney going back and forth between them and me. XH and CNW were both in there with their attorney. At one point, our attorneys were arguing, and AJ stepped in the office to ask if everything was copacetic, then sat back down in the waiting area. Once everything was signed, my attorney took the papers to the judge in his chambers for his signature, then filed the documents with the clerk downstairs. That was it.
When my mom asked why AJ wasn't in the room with me, he said, "I know she can handle herself and has everything under control. My spouse doesn't need me to hold her hand and make decisions FOR her, unlike XH." WIN!
Hey AJsGirl! Nice to see you wander over here. We are pretty slow at this board on the weekends but I bet you will get some more warm welcomes come Monday. My only real "update" that you may not be aware of is that I moved in with the darling Frooty one. Other than that, life has been stressful but not very eventful.
Frooty, neither of us even got to see the judge. They were in that mediation office the entire time, it was like they were scared to come out. When it came time for me to sign, we took the other mediation office because they refused to be in the same room with me. I was in there by myself, with my attorney going back and forth between them and me. XH and CNW were both in there with their attorney. At one point, our attorneys were arguing, and AJ stepped in the office to ask if everything was copacetic, then sat back down in the waiting area. Once everything was signed, my attorney took the papers to the judge in his chambers for his signature, then filed the documents with the clerk downstairs. That was it.
When my mom asked why AJ wasn't in the room with me, he said, "I know she can handle herself and has everything under control. My spouse doesn't need me to hold her hand and make decisions FOR her, unlike XH." WIN!
O.k. ... I have to say it. AJ just got major "cool points".
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Hi AJ's!! Nice to see you here. This is a really great board.
I was sooooooooooooooooooo glad to hear about your success.
And what an awesomely cool husband you do have.
Now can we work on getting CNW to legally change her first name?
I won't hold it against you, LP.
The Wonder Twins are so happy. They have been the happiest I've ever seen them. The just look so light, even their body language has changed.
Family Gal, it was a custody modification. For the last 12 years, I had shared custody with my XH. He married someone that thought emotionally abusing children should be a national passtime. I tried to get full custody 5 years ago and lost. We filed again in January of 2011, and this time we won.