Keep being empowered by any encouragement you feel. Keep your eye on the ball - your kids. Believe me, the truth will come out - it always does eventually. They are very lucky children to have a father that loves them so much. Try, though I know how hard it is, to speak the truth about your situation, without bashing your w. The courts are still in the stone age regarding women, in that they sometimes tend to side with them no matter what the real situation is. But I think, most of the time, they see what is REALLY going on.
I am so happy to see that you have regrouped and have dug in your heels for this 'fight'. Slow and steady wins the race.