What is taking the judge so long?

Hmmm, sounds odd. Something’s up. At the risk of another bill, what does son’s attorney say?

I spoke with her briefly yesterday, she hasn’t heard anything either. She did tell us that she had a good feeling, that things went well.

It became clear in court that he is a MUCH better father (better than most, actually) than she is a mother. One of her little sons strangled 3 new born kittens, for example. I told my son that the delay is a good thing because it’s probably still unusual to grant custody to the father rather than the mother, so it requires extra thought. I was blowing smoke, trying to help keep his spirits up, though.

Your conclusion is as good as any at this point @Dutchess_III and sound like a credible one to me. As to the actual workings of the court, I have no idea. Let us know

I will. I just want to scream.

Did I tell you that things in Family Court are never quick? Neverrrrrr.

But it was just odd that she said she could have made a decision Thursday afternoon if we’d finished up in the AM…and here it is, 5 days later….OK, 3.5 business days…...

I’m telling you, neverrrrr no matter what they say. They never told us anything in person – always in writing (probably so nobody throws a fit in court). Even so, still never quick. Always months. Not saying yours will be months, but won’t be quick, either.

Yeah, but this is court time (think human years compared to dog years). None of it is going to make much sense, and don’t plan on going anywhere, LOL.

She said she’s going to call a hearing to hand us her decision. Our lawyer said this judge is “pretty good” about getting the domestic issues resolved quickly.

Can I scream now?

Just don’t hold your breath and you’ll be ok.

Can’t scream and hold my breath at the same time.

Maybe they mailed you the ruling. It might be online??? Just a guess but it gives you something else to do. Cause hitting th refresh button is sooo gratifying

Just got the call. I’m out.

What’s the verdict?

Whew. Chris didn’t lose anything, and in fact gained some. But for the amounts of money he’s spent it was a little disappointing.

Visitation stays the same with Chris still having about 58%. What changed is the Judge told Chelsea she can NOT micro control Chris’s actions when he has Onnah. She said, “You don’t want him to tell YOU what you can and can’t feed her, you don’t want him telling you who you can and can’t have in the house. You can’t tell him that either, so if he wants to leave the baby with his sister, that’s HIS decision.” (Chelsea had thrown a fit about Corrie over nothing about a year ago and demanded that Onnah not be allowed to be with Corrie alone, so the judge tossed that out.)

Basically “You have GOT to get along and communicate.”

We’re ok with it all….he could have lost in a terrible way, but he didn’t.

Chris came into the house about an hour and a half ago, said the hearing is going on NOW. And damn it…I had a strong feeling she’d do that! She how we turned out when we didn’t have time to plan! See who shows up drunk or whatever! I threw on some decent clothes, but no make up, no time do do my hair except brush it.

Her two friends were there, and, for some reason, they were both fairly neatly dressed. The one was playing on her cell phone though.

Chelse sat with her arms folded across her chest in an angry, defensive posture the whole time.