Going straight forward...antlers 6th thread.

[antlers]

Maybe not. I'd just like for this 'scortched-earth' litigation to end. I've written her lots of stuff over the last 18 months, and it's all fallen on deaf ears.

My oldesr daughter had been gathering 'evidence' for her mother by copying FaceBook postings and texts from the little kids to her, and then giving them to her mother and her attorney. Her father had been forwarding communication between he and I to his daughter and her attorney. I hope the Judge is as skilled as you say, as far as examining all sides. I have provided much documentation to my legal counsel since she filed. I'm dependant to the GAL to help make my case for me. I saw the GAL back in February, and as of the final resolution conference a few weeks ago, the kids mother had yet to even see her!

The legal system we have is adversarial by it's very nature. Once the lawyers get involved, it gets that way. If someone's coming after you with everything they have, and they're trying to take everything that you have...it becomes a war. Maybe 'she' isn't! The GAL told me in February that if this thing goes to trial, "it's gonna be worse on everybody involved...you, the kids, her...everybody." I know that my kids are suffering, and that alone makes it harder on me. Maybe it doesn't bother her to see the kids damaged like they are. My son is currently at odds with his mother and her side of the family, and my daughters are at odds with me. It's an awful situation that continues to get worse. Her parents, and his big sister, have even been berating and belittling my son on FaceBook because he wants to stay with me!