You are correct as I was there to defend myself and not DB. Overall, I think I did very well too. The reason we deposed W was to counteract her lies and 1/2 truths on the record for the parenting evaluator. The reason she deposed me was most likely b/c she realized how guilty she'd look if she didn't.
We don't have a lot of assets to split, so the depositions were mostly for use by the parenting evaluator in determining our custody.
Finally, I'm an animal lover as well and I'm sickened by what happened. I simply became pre-occupied w/ taking care of D's needs and rushing to finish things before I needed to drop her off. Thus, I assumed the dogs would be ok as they were just watered and had air. In hindsight, it was a bad move on my part, but they are also completely fine.
I didn't do the deal b/c I had a hard time believing this one mistake on my part would overturn everything else especially since the dogs are ok and I don't have a record of any other negligent acts.
I'm on my way to meet w/ an attorney about this today, so I'll try and fill everyone in when I get back -- if I have access to my computer as the house is being painted today.
The bad news is I may be off-line for a while. The good news is I'M NOT DOING THE PAINTING!!!!
