I hate being a buzzkill.

Good things do NOT always happen to good people.

TO those that know the drama that my kids and I have been subjected to, yesterday things got worse.

We had a temporary custody hearing. My "wife"...and I use the term only in the legal sense...got on the witness stand and LIED.

Lied through her teeth. Lied about events and actions. Lied about words spoken.

As of 6pm yesterday evening, my children are no longer with me.

After the fight I had to fight to go and get them back, it was all dissolved in an hour.

I honestly don't know what to do at this point.

But, then again, I was the only one honest in court yesterday and look where it got me...

Nowhere.

I'm so depressed I can't breathe.
I can't think.
I can't eat.

I miss my children.

All over again.

I had to say goodbye to my children.

All over again.

I had to cry with my 6 year old about why she couldn't live with Daddy like SHE wanted to.

All over again.

Damn.

Hang on in there mate!

It's unfair.... u have to go on.... keep fighting.

Oh man.

My sympathies are with you DP. Sounds like your lawyer sucked. Is there no way to prove that she was lying? The court didn't take the childrens wishes into account? What about character witnesses/references? Maybe that's too TV.

Hang in there DP!

I had a somewhat similar situation about eight years ago...which was so painful that I still almost never speak of it. Someone desperately wanted custody of Zak, and went to court when he was about two, and told a lot of lies about me in order to get him.

IT DIDN'T WORK FOR VERY LONG. The truth came out by the second hearing.

Without going into details, I will just say that my main challenge with that situation was to just keep my wits about me. I hope your lawyer has told you that a lot of these tactics are no more than ploys to get a bad reaction out of you.

Try to stay patient, keep taking deep breaths, and think about every damn thing you say or do at least ten times before you say/do it.

Looking back, I wish I would have had more faith. I see now that sometimes we are just tested and tested and tested. Don't give in to it.

Sucked? Can we say...incompetant???

He's fired now.
I will be taking the case and filing everything from now on.

i can do bad by myself.

i could have certainly done better than him yesterday.

Being new here and not knowing the full story, from what i can gather from this post I can only offer you support in a time that must feel like the world has collapsed on you. This would be the worst situation I could ever possibly imagine myself being in, and the thought of it scares the life out of me. Just hang in there mate.

Yeah! Keep fighting.
Agree with Queen. Be patient, it can takes time, but everything will work out.

hang on in there dp mate

oh my
DP hang in there, since i can't express myself very good in english i will use a line tofu wrote saying: My sympathies are with you. Stay strong and keep fighting! For yourself and your children, especialy for that little girl who wants to be with you.

Your children are very lucky to have such a caring father. Hang in there...for them.

I can only imagine how terrible you feel. I'm truly sorry, and I really hope that this event can eventually end well for you and your children.

I sent you a long PM. Attached in the PM are some links for "Father's rights" groups in your state. They can help you with more information on what direction to go next. I can't imagine how devastated you must feel now. Stay strong & don't give up. Your babies are worth it. Hang in there!

by everything you will do, think on your karma. so it was good and right that YOU were honest at court, even when it looks like a defeat at the moment. I say this without knowing the whole story around you ... truth will always be more powerful than lies, because the truth needs not to be constructed, it simply is! stay at the truth and keep honest.

Got a daughter myself, don't see her as much as I'd like.

You have my whole-hearted support mate....don't let 'em grind you down.