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I Know I'm Just Preaching to the Choir - But Here Goes..
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 406779" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>That.......is VERY interesting........I shall tell her. (klmno) LOVE THE SONG.......hahaha. </p><p> </p><p>I however opted for NO support. When I got my divorce? I asked for TWO things......and my judge was this crotchety, old, Southerner who didn't like 'disention' in his courtroom. He also didn't like women. Mattered not that my attorney showed up for my divorce in a flac jacket (not kidding) and that there were two police on the roof of two buildings as lookouts for my x - thinking he would try to come to court and shoot me (not kidding again). </p><p> </p><p>I asked for my maiden name back - a much better one that the one I had to endure the past 13 years. I asked for a life-time order of protection. Given the evidence presented and degree of my abusive history? I got both. Then when it came to support? I stated I didn't want it. Judge said "You are being very foolish." I said "I don't believe so." Then he began to explain to ME why I would want to 'get it'. Then I began to explain to HIM why I would not and stated that for 13 years I WORKED THREE JOBS, I TOOK CARE OF MY SON, I CHANGED EVERY DIAPER, I TOOK HIM TO EVERY DOCTORS APPOINTMENT, I MADE SURE HE HAD CLOTHES, A HOME, AND AN EDUCATION - HIS FATHER MADE SURE THAT WHEN HE WAS DONE DOING DRUGS? HE GOT HATS, AND DISNEY WORLD FROM A GUILTY CONSCIOUS - and to DRAG ME into court FROM WORK for EVERY TIME that I KNEW this man WOULD NOT pay support? Was a waste of MY TIME and the COURTS time. The judge pounded his gavel.....Gave me a reprimand.....and had some harsh words - so I fired back (not normally sassy to a judge - and honestly my first time in front of one---) I sassed and said "I'll tell you what - You give me my name and that protection order and I'll pay that looser $25.00 a week to stay AWAY from us." and everyone in the courtroom laughed out loud. And that was pretty much the end of it - except for the judge lying and saying once he signed the order I could NEVER come back and ask for child support. -----Had I known? I would never have, but I would have allowed Dude to do whatever he wanted. Which is why he's there now, and he's found out very quickly WHY I never went after him for a single thing - Child is so much smarter than his mother .....only took him two years to see what it took me 13 to see....The guy is worthless, a liar, a jerk, a joke, and not worth the hassle - and it's going to be WAY better to let the man upstairs have his say over why he left his wife and son out in the cold than anything we could do vindictive......the vengence isn't ours.....we got on the best way we could and left the boat anchor behind. Happier for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 406779, member: 4964"] That.......is VERY interesting........I shall tell her. (klmno) LOVE THE SONG.......hahaha. I however opted for NO support. When I got my divorce? I asked for TWO things......and my judge was this crotchety, old, Southerner who didn't like 'disention' in his courtroom. He also didn't like women. Mattered not that my attorney showed up for my divorce in a flac jacket (not kidding) and that there were two police on the roof of two buildings as lookouts for my x - thinking he would try to come to court and shoot me (not kidding again). I asked for my maiden name back - a much better one that the one I had to endure the past 13 years. I asked for a life-time order of protection. Given the evidence presented and degree of my abusive history? I got both. Then when it came to support? I stated I didn't want it. Judge said "You are being very foolish." I said "I don't believe so." Then he began to explain to ME why I would want to 'get it'. Then I began to explain to HIM why I would not and stated that for 13 years I WORKED THREE JOBS, I TOOK CARE OF MY SON, I CHANGED EVERY DIAPER, I TOOK HIM TO EVERY DOCTORS APPOINTMENT, I MADE SURE HE HAD CLOTHES, A HOME, AND AN EDUCATION - HIS FATHER MADE SURE THAT WHEN HE WAS DONE DOING DRUGS? HE GOT HATS, AND DISNEY WORLD FROM A GUILTY CONSCIOUS - and to DRAG ME into court FROM WORK for EVERY TIME that I KNEW this man WOULD NOT pay support? Was a waste of MY TIME and the COURTS time. The judge pounded his gavel.....Gave me a reprimand.....and had some harsh words - so I fired back (not normally sassy to a judge - and honestly my first time in front of one---) I sassed and said "I'll tell you what - You give me my name and that protection order and I'll pay that looser $25.00 a week to stay AWAY from us." and everyone in the courtroom laughed out loud. And that was pretty much the end of it - except for the judge lying and saying once he signed the order I could NEVER come back and ask for child support. -----Had I known? I would never have, but I would have allowed Dude to do whatever he wanted. Which is why he's there now, and he's found out very quickly WHY I never went after him for a single thing - Child is so much smarter than his mother .....only took him two years to see what it took me 13 to see....The guy is worthless, a liar, a jerk, a joke, and not worth the hassle - and it's going to be WAY better to let the man upstairs have his say over why he left his wife and son out in the cold than anything we could do vindictive......the vengence isn't ours.....we got on the best way we could and left the boat anchor behind. Happier for it. [/QUOTE]
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