So the court terminated visitation..... FINALLY!!

[belladonna]

Until at LEAST August 4th anyway. In the meantime, Maggie will see a therapist who will also bring him in after a few visits and assess their interaction, then make a recommendation to the court. I got some advice that I need to mull over too... if I'm willing to pay for it, they can order a psych evaluation on him. I'm seriously thinking I should do it... gotta check out the cost first and see if it's even doable.

Still though, Maggie's hell is over, at least for a good long while :)


Edited cause I seem to have forgotten how to form a sentence :P

[Bossy Monkey]

1. Congratulations! k&r n/t

[DarkTirade]

2. From what I saw in your other posts, this is a VERY good thing.

[belladonna]

4. It really is

I never, ever thought I'd say such a thing either, but the guy has serious problems and Maggie was being affected in a really bad way. If nothing else, this might force him to get the help he so desperately needs. He acted really strange in court about the whole thing as well, so I'm thinking that, if I'm willing to pay for it, the judge will probably be quite willing to order that psych evaluation.

[noamnety]

3. I'm happy for you and Maggie

it seems like the best thing, maybe the only thing, from what I remember of your other posts.

[UndertheOcean]

5. Good , fuck the bastard .

Some people should not have kids .

get a grip over yourself before you dare bringing a kid into the world to suffer .

[applegrove]

6. I am so relieved for you.

[SeattleGirl]

7. I'm so glad to hear this, bella

I hope the therapy goes well for Maggie.

I know YOU are very relieved!

[LeftyMom]

8. Yay!

As for the eval, I'd talk over the advantages and disadvantages with your lawyer.

[belladonna]

11. Yeah, that's why I'm mulling it over

I'm going to work from home tomorrow, so I think I might just call my lawyer up and see what he thinks about it. He's sort of unofficially giving me advice right now, thank god, cause I honestly can't afford him at the moment. I don't really think it could hurt anything, but I'm not all that sure it'll help either and it could end up being fairly expensive as well.

[flvegan]

9. Awesome!!!

[belladonna]

13. The only down side is that they put off deciiding if I can relocate

It's on the back burner for awhle, but hey, the most important person is taken care of and that's all that matters.

[flvegan]

14. Very true.

Besides, it's like 1000 degrees in Florida right now.

NOT that I'd not like you to visit.

[belladonna]

16. I'm still planning a short trip down in July to visit my brother

That and to do a bit more scouting of the hospitals and clinics down around Lakeland and Tampa. Maybe we can grab a drink or something while I'm there??

[flvegan]

17. Sounds most excellent.

Maybe a drink at the beach. You know, bikini and all.

Uhh, bikini on you, not me. Just to be clear. heh.

[Kali]

10. be careful

this guy sounds dangerous and he just lost control of a situation - he might flip out.

[belladonna]

12. Yeah, I've actually been a little more wary

There's still a protective order in place as far as I go.. it was only amended for purposes of the visitation, but still. I'm being a little more cautious right now, not to worry.

[Ptah]

15. sounds like a victory for Maggie.

And that's a good thing.

[ThomCat]

18. Congratulations!

I hope the therapist will be observant and see what needs to be seen. I hope you can get that psych evaluation. And I hope a lot of healing starts now from all of this. :hug:

[BlueIris]

19. Phew. And I'd get that psych eval, stat.

If you honestly can't fit it into your budget, I'm sure you could take up a collection here.