This Storm Shall Pass

[Sanderika]

Hello Cas, GAG, Rabbit, Antonia and Seeking....

Thank you all for your hugs, care and concern. I am so lucky to have such wonderful support.

I have been deep in thought since last Thursday AM.

Here's what happened.....You all are not going to believe it!!!

H and I arrived at about 8:42 for our 9:00 hearing. We rode to the courthouse together, it's about an hours drive at that time of day. We were fine on the way, conversation was nice.

As 9:00am approached I grew increasingly edgy as I had not heard from my lawyer that morning or the day before. Finally at 9:03 I went to the deputy standing guard at the courtroom door and I announced our presence and stated that my lawyer was still not there. He offered us to sit inside, regardless, to wait.

At 9:10 he called in the judge. I stated to her that my lawyer was not there and had not checked in with me. She urged me to call her and stepped out to take a brief recess while I made the call. H went and stood back to me at the windows. The deputy watched me without taking his eyes off me.

I reached my lawyers office and the man who answered stated she was not in and had not checked in that day. He decided to let me speak to her associate. My lawyer's associate had no idea I was in court or for what reason....OMG!!!!

The associate went on to say that my lawyer was not there, had not checked in and she would try and call her. She tried and failed. MY HIGH PAID...$295.00 per Hour, A WELL RECOMMENDED SOUTHERN MAINE LAWYER WAS A NO SHOW AND HAD NO PLANS TO. THIS WAS MY FINAL HEARING. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING!!!
I FIRED HER ON THE SPOT. Told her assistant that they were not to do anything further for me in regards to this matter.

H was there. He knew about it and asked me the night before if I would ride with him.

I was there................OMG!!! I'd of thought I would have been a NO SHOW before my lawyer was.

The judge had my paperwork and our names were written in the schedule on the courtroom door.

SO.......My lawyer stood me up. I felt totally humiliated in front of my H and everyone else. H chose not to hire an attorney, btw.

The judge basically stated that H could assume his own decisions in front of her but that I could not because I had hired an attorney and that she was the only person legally able to address the court on my behalf. Even though I was present she would not let me speak. I told her that I had fired my attorney a few minutes earlier and she said that my attorney would have to remove herself from my case in order for me to proceed.

The case was labeled for a continuance.

My lawyer called me later in the day to apologize and I would not accept it from her.

She went on and on how neither she nor her assistant had my schedule in their court notes. She could not believe it. I had even sent them both numerous emails (she stated she has the emails) over the past 30 days and in each I had stated the date at least twice. She had not even bothered to prepare my settlement because they were both unaware it was coming up. I still fired her. IMO, she does not have my best interest in mind. She and her associate were careless with my future. I can't go forward with her and put my faith in her that she will do better. IMO, she had stuttered her way through my initial appearance on November 5th. I have to wonder if she has something personal going on that is consuming her thoughts.

SO All......I can't really believe what happened.

Knowing what has happened and looking at it like there is really no logical reason why it did. Actually, it is absurd, in a way. I am very frustrated by this turn of events.

I believe that there is a higher power at work here. I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason. H and I are not divorced and I am thinking that we are not supposed to be. This one is way to weird for there not to be some sort of divine intervention at play.

I am once again back at square one.....

Thank you all and (((((hugs)))))

Sanderika