Now the three week wait

I just got home from picking up Tesla.  It was again a disaster as John said he had pumpkin carving planned and I had to wait until 5 PM to get Tesla.  It didn’t matter that we were out of court early and I could get her right after school.  He demanded he get his last hour with Tess.  Heather ordered me to “leave their property or she would call the cops.”  My response was “why are you even talking?”

I wasted an hour so John and Heather could get that last hour in so Tesla could hollow out a pumpkin and put Mr. Potato Head pieces all over it.  It was cute and  I am happy that Tesla enjoyed it, but it would have made more sense to me to wait until all 5 kids were there and just let Tess leave an hour early with her mom.  As John testified in court, I lose time with Tesla.  Her gymnastics and dance and on the days she goes back to John I don’t get my last hour.  She’s dropped off at the house and there is no sense in me driving back to Windsor for an hour.

So I have to wait 3 weeks for Judge Dorney to decide who Tesla will live with.  My lawyer feels we made our point.  The questioning process during court is very strange.  For example, John’s lawyer asked Jarrid what his Mom tattoo meant.  Jarrid explained the tattoo and in doing so impressed the Judge at how well thought out his tattoos were.

Judge Dorney also said she will decide on one parent for majority custody and feels the divorce needs to be wrapped up.  I agree.  🙂

More later,

~P.

DearJohn XX

Dear John,

I couldn’t help but notice you didn’t make it to gymnastics tonight.  When I didn’t see your truck I guessed Heather had all the kids and you were off somewhere very important.

Tess did great tonight.  Very enthusiastic about gymnastics, but not so enthusiastic about you not taking her.  Actually her exact words were “Daddy made me go with Heather.  I told him I didn’t want to but he said I couldn’t go to his ballgame.”

Way to push Tesla on Heather, or should I say Heather onto Tesla.  Let me spell this out for you, Tesla should come first and yourself second.  Tesla should always come first, over appointments when she is with you, over playing softball, etc.  You don’t want her pulling further away from you, then show her you have TIME for her.

Otherwise, I predict her requesting living with me at some point.  That is, if I don’t get custody this month.  October 26th @ 1:30 Court Room B.

See you there.  I’m sure Heather will be along for the show.

~P.

 

subpoena

Subpoena- the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.

I hear people are getting subpoenas to my custody hearing.  I find it strange that one person who is being summoned only knew me for about a month and a half.  This should really be interesting.  What he can say that has any relevance to me as a fit mother?

So I’m thinking, who should I have come testify on my behalf?  My sister Suz, my son Jarrid or Zeth, my parents, relatives, friends, etc.  Who should I consider to subpoena as to the character of my daughter’s father?  John’s first wife?  Numerous girlfriends?  His family?  Our employees, old and current?

Will people lie on the stand?  It’s happened in the past…

Waiting for court,

~P.