Well my ex changed her mind once again. She will not let me see my daughter. She is a puppet and her enabler mother and alcoholic sister are pulling her strings. I haven't talked to a lawyer yet, since my dad was trying to tell me to handle things as civil as possible, and not get
the courts involved unless absolutely necessary. I told him that even though she changed her mind the first time, she'll change it again and renege on our agreement. I'm going to call Mr. Novello tomorrow. A few of my mom's friends are lawyers, but none deal with custody
issues. I need the most shrewd meanest motherfuckin attorney I can find. After what I dealt with today, it's all out war. From my own research so far, anything that can't be proved in court is just hearsay, and will not matter. Anyone can toss out false accusations. My only
ammo is she was hospitalized for taking 60 vicodin in 4 days back in April, and while there, the doctors took blood. She tested positive for marijuana, which is on record. I'm sure my lawyer will be able to dig that up. Nothing was mentioned about her taking the pills because her
mother (whom I hate with a passion) begged me not too. She said she'd get my ex the help she needed. Bullshit! This lady is an enabler, I could tear into their whole family and all their addiction problems (3 daughters and the dad, the moms just nuts) but that would require a
novel. Anyway, getting back on topic, I don't think the vicodin was in her system anymore as she was hospitalized 3 1/2 days after finishing off her supply. From what I've read on the internet, vicodin disappears from your system rather quickly. Besides her testing for positive
for marijuana, there's no way she could pass another drug test if the court ordered us both to take one. That would be strike 2. I'm wondering if that alone would be enough for me to get custody. Also, maybe 4 weeks ago she attacked me while I was holding my daughter.
She punched me 5 times in the arm and then wrapped her hands around my neck. I have her on tape admitting to that, but that wouldn't be admissible I'm guessing. Maybe a good lawyer could get to her admit to that. Only a heated cross examination in the court room would tell.
So, would her failing 2 drug tests this year get me custody of my daughter? On the contrary, I'm no saint either if you look at my past record, but that's what it is, the past. Her lawyer would definitely tear into my criminal record (3 arrests-2000(I'm on the verge of getting this
one sealed), 2001, and 2005 ) and supposedly my massive firearm collection (from what she said). I've done a full 180 in regards to my old ways. I have grown up into a responsible mature law abiding adult who wants nothing more than to provide the best environment
possible for my daughter, be a positive role model for her, finish school and get my BS in IDS, and ultimately, be successful. Anyway, this is just one very fucked up situation. It's hard concentrating on school with this going on, not to mention Pre-Calculus and Accounting are a
bitch. Accounting isn't so bad actually. It's just figuring out where everything goes. I'm going to write down a list of a lot of what I mentioned here and bring it with me when I go see the lawyer. I want their honest opinion and most accurate opinion before I go ahead with trying
to get full custody.