Tricked into seperation

[lonelywolf]

My daughter (true to form) doesn't talk much on the phone, but my oldest son talked to me for about 45 minutes, until mommy told him to end the phone call (I also learned from him that he's not allowed to talk about mommy or her parents on the phone with me). He wanted to keep talking, but I guess it was bedtime or whatever.

The lawyer told me some interesting things, including that technically, while my wife can file after 90 days, it takes 6 months before the courts in AZ have jurisdiction over the kids - as of this point, Texas still has jurisdiction over any custody disputes.

The lawyer recommended filing for court appointed Mediation to work out the issues with access to the kids now. It will take a couple of weeks to work, but then the court will basically order her to talk to me on the phone (in the presence of a mediator) to work out parental custody. If she has actually filed, we are required to do this, but either one of us can request it at any time. So, I'm going to do that for now and then just wait and see if any papers show up.