Joanne Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) Update on page 3. For the best interest of my son and his siblings. "They" are moving for a continuance, full psychological evaluation, educational testing and fighting child support (he's payin $400 a month for 3 kids). We are moving for immediate trial, asking for a modification of child support and attorney's fees (this has gone on for a year, a year he has been unemployed and paying the $400 child support for *3* kids). Clearly, I have a bias in this one and in my prayer for God's justice. I feel like I'm living the Psalms. Edited February 23, 2009 by Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsouthern Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 praying for you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sounds like Job more than the Psalms, frankly. Praying for you and your family now. Best to you, Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Coming back to add that... 1) A church friend is taking me. 2) My Pastor is meeting me there. 3) The beginning of the day (9:00 am is more like a "roll call" than court. My DH (who, remember, lost one of his jobs last week due to lay offs) will be at an interview. Depending on how our case gets slotted, he'll join us. That encapsulates it all for me. My xh, unemployed for a year, will be in court after costing me $8K in legal. My DH, having worked 3 jobs since August will be on an interview (with the Census Bureau, for those who pray). If the whole thing weren't so.....pathetic, it would be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (((Joanne))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sounds like Job more than the Psalms, frankly. Praying for you and your family now. Best to you, Carol Hmm. Except that Job was less (IMO) sinful than David. I'm more like David, except no wives. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Praying for you and your family. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Good luck, and try to get some sleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'll be praying for you, my friend.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 :grouphug: How stressful! I will say a prayer tonight. David turned out OK - "A man after God's own heart" - Keep reading/quoting/praying those Psalms. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I will be praying here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Praying for God's best for your dc and for a reasonable end to the whole stressful situation. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Oh Joanne. I'll be thinking about you tomorrow :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Praying for your strength and for and outcome that is best for your kids. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 :grouphug: Praying for you today, Joanne. I pray that the truth is made clear, and that all decisions are made on that truth. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Praying Joanne!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Hope all goes well today, Joanne. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'll pray. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missplacedalaskan Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Praying now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Praying now, Joanne. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Update: Continuance was granted. That means that the modification of child support won't be considered until the next court date. The next court date? Sept!!! The other counsel asked for a full psychological eval. My attorney said she'd only allow it without fight if 1) they paid for all of it and 2) the amicus recommended the person. They agreed to those conditions. Tell me...how does a man who has been unemployed for over a year have the money to pay for a full psychological eval (thousands of dollars) after a year of custody battle (thousands of dollars) and can't pay more than $133 per child per month in child support? Why can't the court address that? So, it's not bad news. I'm moving forward as if we've won. My attorney said to prepare the same material for the psychological evaluator as I did for the amicus. We'll continue to pray, eat, argue over chores, participate in Youth Group, Tae Kwon Do, baseball, play Tripoloy and Yatzee, watch Survivor and American Idol and do school. PS: Son in question scored, as an 8th grader, between 300 and 400 on each section of his SAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks for the update. I'm glad it's over with, glad it has come out better for you than for ex. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Happy to hear daily life will maintain for your family - praying as you continue through this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 That is just insane. I'm happy daily life moves forward, but flip - lets drag it out more..... Congrats to your son on his SAT Scores!!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 He wants a change of custody, right? But how badly can he really want it if he's willing to delay until September. He's pretty much saying that in his opinion, your son is just fine where he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 PS: Son in question scored, as an 8th grader, between 300 and 400 on each section of his SAT. The child in question is in grade eight? So he'd be what, 13? 14? ...I'm surprised at all this assessment & psychological evaluation & stuff :001_huh: - as far as I've ever known, they take the wishes of a teenager into consideration...'course, I don't know the backstory on all this. It just caught my eye, his grade...yeesh, by the length of time they seem to be putting between your court dates, the kid could be beyond the age where the court's decision is even gonna have any force behind it. Kinda hard to "force" a teenager to go live somewhere if they don't want to be there... I was that kid and the attempts at forcing me to live where I didn't want to live went about as well as giving a polar bear a bath. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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